diff --git a/include/RestartHelper.h b/include/RestartHelper.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80f5f675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/RestartHelper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#pragma once
+
+#include <TaskSchedulerDeclarations.h>
+
+class RestartHelperClass {
+public:
+    RestartHelperClass();
+    void init(Scheduler& scheduler);
+    void triggerRestart();
+
+private:
+    void loop();
+
+    Task _rebootTask;
+};
+
+extern RestartHelperClass RestartHelper;
diff --git a/include/Utils.h b/include/Utils.h
index f81e7318..6645f497 100644
--- a/include/Utils.h
+++ b/include/Utils.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ public:
     static uint32_t getChipId();
     static uint64_t generateDtuSerial();
     static int getTimezoneOffset();
-    static void restartDtu();
     static bool checkJsonAlloc(const JsonDocument& doc, const char* function, const uint16_t line);
     static void removeAllFiles();
 };
diff --git a/include/WebApi_firmware.h b/include/WebApi_firmware.h
index 9e473f2d..990a5e06 100644
--- a/include/WebApi_firmware.h
+++ b/include/WebApi_firmware.h
@@ -6,13 +6,9 @@
 
 class WebApiFirmwareClass {
 public:
-    WebApiFirmwareClass();
     void init(AsyncWebServer& server, Scheduler& scheduler);
 
 private:
     void onFirmwareUpdateFinish(AsyncWebServerRequest* request);
     void onFirmwareUpdateUpload(AsyncWebServerRequest* request, String filename, size_t index, uint8_t* data, size_t len, bool final);
-
-    Task _rebootTask;
-    void rebootTaskCb();
 };
diff --git a/src/RestartHelper.cpp b/src/RestartHelper.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75d92324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/RestartHelper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Thomas Basler and others
+ */
+#include "RestartHelper.h"
+#include "Display_Graphic.h"
+#include "Led_Single.h"
+#include <Esp.h>
+
+RestartHelperClass RestartHelper;
+
+RestartHelperClass::RestartHelperClass()
+    : _rebootTask(2 * TASK_SECOND, TASK_FOREVER, std::bind(&RestartHelperClass::loop, this))
+{
+}
+
+void RestartHelperClass::init(Scheduler& scheduler)
+{
+    scheduler.addTask(_rebootTask);
+}
+
+void RestartHelperClass::triggerRestart()
+{
+    _rebootTask.enable();
+    _rebootTask.restart();
+}
+
+void RestartHelperClass::loop()
+{
+    if (_rebootTask.isFirstIteration()) {
+        LedSingle.turnAllOff();
+        Display.setStatus(false);
+    } else {
+        ESP.restart();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index 6abe4dd1..4d680368 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "Utils.h"
-#include "Display_Graphic.h"
-#include "Led_Single.h"
 #include "MessageOutput.h"
-#include <Esp.h>
+#include "PinMapping.h"
 #include <LittleFS.h>
 
 uint32_t Utils::getChipId()
@@ -59,16 +57,6 @@ int Utils::getTimezoneOffset()
     return static_cast<int>(difftime(rawtime, gmt));
 }
 
-void Utils::restartDtu()
-{
-    LedSingle.turnAllOff();
-    Display.setStatus(false);
-    yield();
-    delay(1000);
-    yield();
-    ESP.restart();
-}
-
 bool Utils::checkJsonAlloc(const JsonDocument& doc, const char* function, const uint16_t line)
 {
     if (doc.overflowed()) {
diff --git a/src/WebApi_config.cpp b/src/WebApi_config.cpp
index 8d0e7a08..51a7aab1 100644
--- a/src/WebApi_config.cpp
+++ b/src/WebApi_config.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 #include "WebApi_config.h"
 #include "Configuration.h"
+#include "RestartHelper.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
 #include "WebApi.h"
 #include "WebApi_errors.h"
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ void WebApiConfigClass::onConfigDelete(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
     WebApi.sendJsonResponse(request, response, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 
     Utils::removeAllFiles();
-    Utils::restartDtu();
+    RestartHelper.triggerRestart();
 }
 
 void WebApiConfigClass::onConfigListGet(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ void WebApiConfigClass::onConfigUploadFinish(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
     response->addHeader("Connection", "close");
     response->addHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
     request->send(response);
-    Utils::restartDtu();
+    RestartHelper.triggerRestart();
 }
 
 void WebApiConfigClass::onConfigUpload(AsyncWebServerRequest* request, String filename, size_t index, uint8_t* data, size_t len, bool final)
diff --git a/src/WebApi_device.cpp b/src/WebApi_device.cpp
index 7c713758..42c175f7 100644
--- a/src/WebApi_device.cpp
+++ b/src/WebApi_device.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "Configuration.h"
 #include "Display_Graphic.h"
 #include "PinMapping.h"
-#include "Utils.h"
+#include "RestartHelper.h"
 #include "WebApi.h"
 #include "WebApi_errors.h"
 #include "helper.h"
@@ -149,6 +149,6 @@ void WebApiDeviceClass::onDeviceAdminPost(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
     WebApi.sendJsonResponse(request, response, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 
     if (performRestart) {
-        Utils::restartDtu();
+        RestartHelper.triggerRestart();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/WebApi_firmware.cpp b/src/WebApi_firmware.cpp
index f730bf91..b179eb10 100644
--- a/src/WebApi_firmware.cpp
+++ b/src/WebApi_firmware.cpp
@@ -4,17 +4,13 @@
  */
 #include "WebApi_firmware.h"
 #include "Configuration.h"
+#include "RestartHelper.h"
 #include "Update.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
 #include "WebApi.h"
 #include "helper.h"
 #include <AsyncJson.h>
 
-WebApiFirmwareClass::WebApiFirmwareClass()
-    : _rebootTask(TASK_IMMEDIATE, TASK_ONCE, std::bind(&WebApiFirmwareClass::rebootTaskCb, this))
-{
-}
-
 void WebApiFirmwareClass::init(AsyncWebServer& server, Scheduler& scheduler)
 {
     using std::placeholders::_1;
@@ -27,8 +23,6 @@ void WebApiFirmwareClass::init(AsyncWebServer& server, Scheduler& scheduler)
     server.on("/api/firmware/update", HTTP_POST,
         std::bind(&WebApiFirmwareClass::onFirmwareUpdateFinish, this, _1),
         std::bind(&WebApiFirmwareClass::onFirmwareUpdateUpload, this, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6));
-
-    scheduler.addTask(_rebootTask);
 }
 
 void WebApiFirmwareClass::onFirmwareUpdateFinish(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
@@ -44,8 +38,7 @@ void WebApiFirmwareClass::onFirmwareUpdateFinish(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
     response->addHeader("Connection", "close");
     response->addHeader("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*");
     request->send(response);
-    _rebootTask.enable();
-    _rebootTask.restart();
+    RestartHelper.triggerRestart();
 }
 
 void WebApiFirmwareClass::onFirmwareUpdateUpload(AsyncWebServerRequest* request, String filename, size_t index, uint8_t* data, size_t len, bool final)
@@ -86,8 +79,3 @@ void WebApiFirmwareClass::onFirmwareUpdateUpload(AsyncWebServerRequest* request,
         return;
     }
 }
-
-void WebApiFirmwareClass::rebootTaskCb()
-{
-    Utils::restartDtu();
-}
diff --git a/src/WebApi_maintenance.cpp b/src/WebApi_maintenance.cpp
index c7d254b8..1835138f 100644
--- a/src/WebApi_maintenance.cpp
+++ b/src/WebApi_maintenance.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "WebApi_maintenance.h"
-#include "Utils.h"
+#include "RestartHelper.h"
 #include "WebApi.h"
 #include "WebApi_errors.h"
 #include <AsyncJson.h>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void WebApiMaintenanceClass::onRebootPost(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
         retMsg["code"] = WebApiError::MaintenanceRebootTriggered;
 
         WebApi.sendJsonResponse(request, response, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
-        Utils::restartDtu();
+        RestartHelper.triggerRestart();
     } else {
         retMsg["message"] = "Reboot cancled!";
         retMsg["code"] = WebApiError::MaintenanceRebootCancled;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 433619e1..00ab3f3a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "NetworkSettings.h"
 #include "NtpSettings.h"
 #include "PinMapping.h"
+#include "RestartHelper.h"
 #include "Scheduler.h"
 #include "SunPosition.h"
 #include "Utils.h"
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ void setup()
     InverterSettings.init(scheduler);
 
     Datastore.init(scheduler);
+    RestartHelper.init(scheduler);
 }
 
 void loop()