diff --git a/dashboard/dist/index.js b/dashboard/dist/index.js
index 3527b5e..d5a8116 100644
--- a/dashboard/dist/index.js
+++ b/dashboard/dist/index.js
@@ -122,12 +122,32 @@
     const restartDashboard = React.useCallback(async function(){
       if (autoRestarted) return;
       setAutoRestarted(true);
-      setMsg("Đang gửi lệnh restart Gateway/Dashboard (tự động khi cài)...");
-      const endpoints = ["/api/gateway/restart","/api/dashboard/restart","/api/hermes/restart","/api/ops/restart","/api/gateway/stop","/api/gateway/start"];
+      setMsg("Backend 404 — đang thử rescan plugin (không cần restart)...");
+      // rescan first — this reloads gateway+dashboard plugins without needing gateway restart (avoids _HERMES_GATEWAY bug)
+      try {
+        const r = await fetchJSONAllowError("/api/dashboard/plugins/rescan");
+        setMsg("Đã rescan plugin, đợi 3s rồi kiểm tra lại...");
+        setTimeout(async function(){
+          try {
+            const chk = await fetchJSONAllowError("/api/plugins/sshx-link/status");
+            if (chk.link) { setLink(chk.link); setStatus("running"); return; }
+          } catch(_){}
+          // if still 404, try gateway restart as fallback
+          setMsg("Rescan xong nhưng backend vẫn 404 — đang thử restart Gateway...");
+          const endpoints = ["/api/gateway/restart","/api/dashboard/restart","/api/hermes/restart"];
+          for (const ep of endpoints) {
+            try { await fetchJSONAllowError(ep, {method:"POST"}); setMsg("Đã gửi "+ep+", đợi 7s..."); break; } catch(_){}
+          }
+          setTimeout(function(){ window.location.reload(); }, 7000);
+        }, 3000);
+        return;
+      } catch(e){
+        setMsg("Rescan failed: "+e.message+" — thử restart Gateway...");
+      }
+      const endpoints = ["/api/gateway/restart","/api/dashboard/restart","/api/hermes/restart","/api/ops/restart"];
       for (const ep of endpoints) {
         try { await fetchJSONAllowError(ep, {method:"POST"}); setMsg("Đã gửi "+ep+", đợi 7s..."); break; } catch(_){}
       }
-      try { await fetchJSONAllowError("/api/dashboard/plugins/rescan"); } catch(_){}
       setMsg("Đã gửi restart, đợi 7s rồi reload để hiện link (auto-start bằng nohup)...");
       setTimeout(function(){ window.location.reload(); }, 7000);
     }, [autoRestarted]);
diff --git a/dashboard/manifest.json b/dashboard/manifest.json
index e25a7c6..423984b 100644
--- a/dashboard/manifest.json
+++ b/dashboard/manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "label": "sshx.io Terminal",
   "description": "Auto-start sshx via systemd/nohup, pid starttime guard, gửi ntfy — dashboard ẩn",
   "icon": "Terminal",
-  "version": "2.5.2",
+  "version": "2.5.3",
   "tab": {
     "path": "/sshx",
     "position": "end",
diff --git a/plugin.yaml b/plugin.yaml
index df8e46f..152168e 100644
--- a/plugin.yaml
+++ b/plugin.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: sshx-link
-version: 2.5.2
+version: 2.5.3
 description: Auto-start sshx via nohup và gửi link về ntfy.sh/kUIJK0H1ettQ4VkR — dashboard ẩn
 author: sisyphus
 provides_tools: