diff --git a/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/exitNodeReconnectScheduler.ts b/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/exitNodeReconnectScheduler.ts
index 20bb46193..8cb3e80ec 100644
--- a/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/exitNodeReconnectScheduler.ts
+++ b/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/exitNodeReconnectScheduler.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { db, exitNodes, newts, sites } from "@server/db";
 import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import logger from "@server/logger";
 import redisManager from "#private/lib/redis";
-// import { sendToClient } from "#private/routers/ws";
+import { sendToClient } from "#private/routers/ws";
 
 const INITIAL_DELAY_MS = 15 * 1000; // 15 seconds before first check
 const CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 10 * 1000; // Check every 10 seconds
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const REDIS_HASH_PREFIX = "exit-node-reconnect:";
 
 interface PendingReconnect {
     startTime: number;
-    reachableAt: string;
+    endpoint: string;
 }
 
 // In-memory tracking for this node
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ let schedulerInterval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
  */
 export async function scheduleExitNodeReconnect(
     exitNodeId: number,
-    reachableAt: string
+    endpoint: string
 ): Promise<void> {
     logger.info(
-        `Scheduling newt reconnect for exit node ${exitNodeId} (reachableAt: ${reachableAt})`
+        `Scheduling newt reconnect for exit node ${exitNodeId} (endpoint: ${endpoint})`
     );
 
     const entry: PendingReconnect = {
         startTime: Date.now(),
-        reachableAt
+        endpoint
     };
 
     pendingReconnects.set(exitNodeId, entry);
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export async function scheduleExitNodeReconnect(
         );
         await redisManager.hset(
             `${REDIS_HASH_PREFIX}${exitNodeId}`,
-            "reachableAt",
-            reachableAt
+            "endpoint",
+            endpoint
         );
     }
 }
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ async function processPendingReconnects(): Promise<void> {
                     `${REDIS_HASH_PREFIX}${id}`,
                     "startTime"
                 );
-                const reachableAt = await redisManager.hget(
+                const endpoint = await redisManager.hget(
                     `${REDIS_HASH_PREFIX}${id}`,
-                    "reachableAt"
+                    "endpoint"
                 );
-                if (startTimeStr && reachableAt) {
+                if (startTimeStr && endpoint) {
                     toProcess.set(id, {
                         startTime: parseInt(startTimeStr, 10),
-                        reachableAt
+                        endpoint
                     });
                 }
             }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ async function processPendingReconnects(): Promise<void> {
         }
 
         // Check if the exit node HTTP endpoint is reachable
-        const pingUrl = `${entry.reachableAt}/ping`;
+        const pingUrl = `http://${entry.endpoint}/ping`;
         try {
             await axios.get(pingUrl, { timeout: 5000 });
         } catch {
@@ -150,47 +150,47 @@ async function processPendingReconnects(): Promise<void> {
             `Exit node ${exitNodeId} is reachable. Sending newt/wg/reconnect to connected newts.`
         );
 
-        // await sendReconnectToNewts(exitNodeId);
+        await sendReconnectToNewts(exitNodeId);
         await removePending(exitNodeId);
     }
 }
 
-// async function sendReconnectToNewts(exitNodeId: number): Promise<void> {
-// try {
-//         const connectedNewts = await db
-//             .select({ newtId: newts.newtId })
-//             .from(newts)
-//             .innerJoin(sites, eq(newts.siteId, sites.siteId))
-//             .where(eq(sites.exitNodeId, exitNodeId));
+async function sendReconnectToNewts(exitNodeId: number): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+        const connectedNewts = await db
+            .select({ newtId: newts.newtId })
+            .from(newts)
+            .innerJoin(sites, eq(newts.siteId, sites.siteId))
+            .where(eq(sites.exitNodeId, exitNodeId));
 
-//         if (connectedNewts.length === 0) {
-//             logger.debug(
-//                 `No newts found for exit node ${exitNodeId}, nothing to reconnect`
-//             );
-//             return;
-//         }
+        if (connectedNewts.length === 0) {
+            logger.debug(
+                `No newts found for exit node ${exitNodeId}, nothing to reconnect`
+            );
+            return;
+        }
 
-//         logger.info(
-//             `Sending newt/wg/reconnect to ${connectedNewts.length} newt(s) for exit node ${exitNodeId}`
-//         );
+        logger.info(
+            `Sending newt/wg/reconnect to ${connectedNewts.length} newt(s) for exit node ${exitNodeId}`
+        );
 
-//         const reconnectMessage = {
-//             type: "newt/wg/reconnect",
-//             data: {}
-//         };
+        const reconnectMessage = {
+            type: "newt/wg/reconnect",
+            data: {}
+        };
 
-//         await Promise.allSettled(
-//             connectedNewts.map(({ newtId }) =>
-//                 sendToClient(newtId, reconnectMessage)
-//             )
-//         );
-//     } catch (error) {
-//         logger.error(
-//             `Failed to send reconnect messages for exit node ${exitNodeId}`,
-//             { error }
-//         );
-//     }
-// }
+        await Promise.allSettled(
+            connectedNewts.map(({ newtId }) =>
+                sendToClient(newtId, reconnectMessage)
+            )
+        );
+    } catch (error) {
+        logger.error(
+            `Failed to send reconnect messages for exit node ${exitNodeId}`,
+            { error }
+        );
+    }
+}
 
 async function removePending(exitNodeId: number): Promise<void> {
     pendingReconnects.delete(exitNodeId);
diff --git a/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/handleRemoteExitNodePingMessage.ts b/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/handleRemoteExitNodePingMessage.ts
index 10bf36d7c..14a777684 100644
--- a/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/handleRemoteExitNodePingMessage.ts
+++ b/server/private/routers/remoteExitNode/handleRemoteExitNodePingMessage.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const handleRemoteExitNodePingMessage: MessageHandler = async (
     try {
         // Fetch the current state before updating so we can detect the offline→online transition
         const [currentExitNode] = await db
-            .select({ online: exitNodes.online, reachableAt: exitNodes.reachableAt })
+            .select({ online: exitNodes.online, endpoint: exitNodes.endpoint })
             .from(exitNodes)
             .where(eq(exitNodes.exitNodeId, remoteExitNode.exitNodeId))
             .limit(1);
@@ -55,12 +55,18 @@ export const handleRemoteExitNodePingMessage: MessageHandler = async (
             .where(eq(exitNodes.exitNodeId, remoteExitNode.exitNodeId));
 
         // If the exit node was offline and is now coming online, schedule newt reconnects
-        if (currentExitNode && !currentExitNode.online && currentExitNode.reachableAt) {
+        if (
+            currentExitNode &&
+            !currentExitNode.online &&
+            currentExitNode.endpoint
+        ) {
             scheduleExitNodeReconnect(
                 remoteExitNode.exitNodeId,
-                currentExitNode.reachableAt
+                currentExitNode.endpoint
             ).catch((error) => {
-                logger.error("Failed to schedule exit node reconnect", { error });
+                logger.error("Failed to schedule exit node reconnect", {
+                    error
+                });
             });
         }
     } catch (error) {