diff --git a/htroot/ConfigBasic.html b/htroot/ConfigBasic.html
index 075924da5..3dc64426a 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigBasic.html
+++ b/htroot/ConfigBasic.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       -->
     </script>
     <!-- redirecting browser if port was changed -->
-    #(reconnect)#::<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="10; url=http://#[host]#:#[port]#/ConfigBasic.html" />#(/reconnect)#
+    #(reconnect)#::<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5; url=http://#[host]#:#[port]#/ConfigBasic.html" />#(/reconnect)#
     <!-- redirecting browser if language was changed -->
     #(changedLanguage)#::<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=ConfigBasic.html" />#(/changedLanguage)#
   </head>
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
            </fieldset>
          </li>
     <fieldset>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<input type="submit" name="set" value="Set Configuration" class="btn btn-primary"/></fieldset>
+    
+    #(reconnect)#::<div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">Your Browser will reload the YaCy UI with the new port in 5 seconds...</div>#(/reconnect)#
         
       </ol>
     </form>
diff --git a/htroot/ConfigBasic.java b/htroot/ConfigBasic.java
index 85e8df6fa..cf8a52bbe 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigBasic.java
+++ b/htroot/ConfigBasic.java
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ public class ConfigBasic {
             //yacyAccessible.setNewPortBat(Integer.parseInt(port));
             //yacyAccessible.setNewPortLink(Integer.parseInt(port));
 
-            // force reconnection in 5 seconds
-            theServerCore.reconnect(5000);
+            // force reconnection in 2 seconds
+            theServerCore.reconnect(2000);
         } else {
             reconnect = false;
             prop.put("reconnect", "0");
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/http/Jetty9HttpServerImpl.java b/source/net/yacy/http/Jetty9HttpServerImpl.java
index 7b1c1b107..0780453d6 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/http/Jetty9HttpServerImpl.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/http/Jetty9HttpServerImpl.java
@@ -325,14 +325,19 @@ public class Jetty9HttpServerImpl implements YaCyHttpServer {
 
             @Override
             public void run() {
-                try {
+                if (milsec > 0) try {
                     Thread.sleep(milsec);
                 } catch (final InterruptedException e) {
                     ConcurrentLog.logException(e);
                 } catch (final Exception e) {
                     ConcurrentLog.logException(e);
                 }
-                try { // reconnect with new settings (instead to stop/start server, just manipulate connectors
+                try {
+                    if (!server.isRunning() || server.isStopped()) {
+                        server.start();
+                    }
+
+                    // reconnect with new settings (instead to stop/start server, just manipulate connectors
                     final Connector[] cons = server.getConnectors();
                     final int port = Switchboard.getSwitchboard().getLocalPort();
                     final int sslport = Switchboard.getSwitchboard().getConfigInt(SwitchboardConstants.SERVER_SSLPORT, 8443);
@@ -512,4 +517,9 @@ public class Jetty9HttpServerImpl implements YaCyHttpServer {
             return null;
         }
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return this.server.dump() + "\n\n" + this.server.getState();
+    }
 }