diff --git a/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage/InteractiveBrokersBrokerage.cs b/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage/InteractiveBrokersBrokerage.cs
index 39c51e5..15b29af 100644
--- a/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage/InteractiveBrokersBrokerage.cs
+++ b/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage/InteractiveBrokersBrokerage.cs
@@ -4447,8 +4447,16 @@ private void StartGatewayWeeklyRestartTask()
                     {
                         Log.Trace($"InteractiveBrokersBrokerage.StartGatewayWeeklyRestartTask(): triggering weekly restart manually");
 
-                        // stopping the gateway will make the IBAutomater emit the exit event, which will trigger the restart
-                        _ibAutomater?.Stop();
+                        if (_ibAutomater.IsRunning())
+                        {
+                            // stopping the gateway will make the IBAutomater emit the exit event, which will trigger the restart
+                            _ibAutomater?.Stop();
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            // if the gateway is not running, we start it
+                            CheckIbAutomaterError(_ibAutomater.Start(false));
+                        }
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -4480,11 +4488,16 @@ private void OnIbAutomaterExited(object sender, ExitedEventArgs e)
             _stateManager.Reset();
             StopGatewayRestartTask();
 
-            // check if IBGateway was closed because of an IBAutomater error
+            if (_isDisposeCalled)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // check if IBGateway was closed because of an IBAutomater error, die if so
             var result = _ibAutomater.GetLastStartResult();
             CheckIbAutomaterError(result, false);
 
-            if (!result.HasError && !_isDisposeCalled)
+            if (!result.HasError)
             {
                 // IBGateway was closed by IBAutomater because the auto-restart token expired or it was closed manually (less likely)
                 Log.Trace("InteractiveBrokersBrokerage.OnIbAutomaterExited(): IBGateway close detected, restarting IBAutomater...");
@@ -4519,6 +4532,10 @@ private void OnIbAutomaterExited(object sender, ExitedEventArgs e)
                     }
                 }, CancellationToken.None, TaskContinuationOptions.None, TaskScheduler.Default);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                OnMessage(new BrokerageMessageEvent(BrokerageMessageType.Error, "IBAutomaterError", result.ErrorMessage));
+            }
         }
 
         private TimeSpan GetRestartDelay()
@@ -4611,7 +4628,7 @@ public static DateTime ComputeNextWeeklyRestartTimeUtc(TimeSpan weeklyRestartUtc
         /// </summary>
         private DateTime GetNextWeeklyRestartTimeUtc(DateTime currentDate)
         {
-           return ComputeNextWeeklyRestartTimeUtc(_weeklyRestartUtcTime, currentDate);
+            return ComputeNextWeeklyRestartTimeUtc(_weeklyRestartUtcTime, currentDate);
         }
 
         private void CheckIbAutomaterError(StartResult result, bool throwException = true)
diff --git a/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage.csproj b/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage.csproj
index 5f5d6fe..dc58a50 100644
--- a/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage.csproj
+++ b/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage/QuantConnect.InteractiveBrokersBrokerage.csproj
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
 	  <PackageReference Include="QuantConnect.Brokerages" Version="2.5.*" />
-	  <PackageReference Include="QuantConnect.IBAutomater" Version="2.0.76">
-		<!--
-            Content files of dependencies are excluded by default.
-			This allows content files to be available in project where nuget will be consumed.
-        -->
-        <PrivateAssets>analyzers;build</PrivateAssets>
-      </PackageReference>
+	  <PackageReference Include="QuantConnect.IBAutomater" Version="2.0.77">
+		  <!--
+		  Content files of dependencies are excluded by default.
+		  This allows content files to be available in project where nuget will be consumed.
+		  -->
+		  <PrivateAssets>analyzers;build</PrivateAssets>
+	  </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>