diff --git a/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.cpp b/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.cpp
index a0b14da56..c172dbb3a 100644
--- a/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.cpp
+++ b/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.cpp
@@ -29,17 +29,26 @@
 
 LanDeviceLink::LanDeviceLink(const QString& deviceId, LinkProvider* parent, QSslSocket* socket, ConnectionStarted connectionSource)
     : DeviceLink(deviceId, parent, connectionSource)
-    , mSocketLineReader(new SocketLineReader(socket))
+    , mSocketLineReader(nullptr)
 {
-    connect(mSocketLineReader, SIGNAL(readyRead()),
-            this, SLOT(dataReceived()));
+    reset(socket, connectionSource);
+}
 
+void LanDeviceLink::reset(QSslSocket* socket, DeviceLink::ConnectionStarted connectionSource)
+{
     //We take ownership of the socket.
     //When the link provider destroys us,
     //the socket (and the reader) will be
     //destroyed as well
-    connect(socket, SIGNAL(disconnected()),
-            this, SLOT(deleteLater()));
+
+    if (mSocketLineReader) {
+        delete mSocketLineReader;
+    }
+
+    mSocketLineReader = new SocketLineReader(socket);
+
+    connect(socket, SIGNAL(disconnected()), this, SLOT(deleteLater()));
+    connect(mSocketLineReader, SIGNAL(readyRead()), this, SLOT(dataReceived()));
     mSocketLineReader->setParent(this);
     socket->setParent(this);
 }
diff --git a/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.h b/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.h
index 48c379eed..fa6667ba0 100644
--- a/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.h
+++ b/core/backends/lan/landevicelink.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class LanDeviceLink
 
 public:
     LanDeviceLink(const QString& deviceId, LinkProvider* parent, QSslSocket* socket, ConnectionStarted connectionSource);
+    void reset(QSslSocket* socket, ConnectionStarted connectionSource);
 
     virtual QString name() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     bool sendPackage(NetworkPackage& np) override;
diff --git a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
index 2eef1520e..07b39afb7 100644
--- a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
+++ b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
@@ -433,24 +433,22 @@ void LanLinkProvider::configureSocket(QSslSocket* socket)
 
 void LanLinkProvider::addLink(const QString& deviceId, QSslSocket* socket, NetworkPackage* receivedPackage, DeviceLink::ConnectionStarted connectionOrigin)
 {
-
-    LanDeviceLink* deviceLink = new LanDeviceLink(deviceId, this, socket, connectionOrigin);
-    connect(deviceLink, SIGNAL(destroyed(QObject*)), this, SLOT(deviceLinkDestroyed(QObject*)));
-
     // Socket disconnection will now be handled by LanDeviceLink
     disconnect(socket, SIGNAL(disconnected()), socket, SLOT(deleteLater()));
 
-    //We kill any possible link from this same device
-    QMap< QString, DeviceLink* >::iterator oldLinkIterator = mLinks.find(deviceLink->deviceId());
-    if (oldLinkIterator != mLinks.end()) {
-        DeviceLink* oldLink = oldLinkIterator.value();
-        disconnect(oldLink, SIGNAL(destroyed(QObject*)),
-                   this, SLOT(deviceLinkDestroyed(QObject*)));
-        oldLink->deleteLater();
-        mLinks.erase(oldLinkIterator);
+    DeviceLink* deviceLink;
+    //Do we have a link for this device already?
+    QMap< QString, LanDeviceLink* >::iterator linkIterator = mLinks.find(deviceLink->deviceId());
+    if (linkIterator != mLinks.end()) {
+        deviceLink = linkIterator.value();
+        deviceLink->reset(socket, connectionOrigin);
+    } else {
+        deviceLink = new LanDeviceLink(deviceId, this, socket, connectionOrigin);
+        connect(deviceLink, SIGNAL(destroyed(QObject*)), this, SLOT(deviceLinkDestroyed(QObject*)));
+        mLinks[deviceId] = deviceLink;
     }
 
-    mLinks[deviceId] = deviceLink;
+
     refreshPairingHandler(deviceId);
     Q_EMIT onConnectionReceived(*receivedPackage, deviceLink);
 
diff --git a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.h b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.h
index 40e6afc83..db82e6334 100644
--- a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.h
+++ b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ private:
     const static quint16 port = 1714;
     quint16 mTcpPort;
 
-    QMap<QString, DeviceLink*> mLinks;
+    QMap<QString, LanDeviceLink*> mLinks;
     QMap<QString, LanPairingHandler*> mPairingHandlers;
 
     struct PendingConnect {