diff --git a/.github/patches/index.html.patch b/.github/patches/index.html.patch
index 36627693c..a762fc28e 100644
--- a/.github/patches/index.html.patch
+++ b/.github/patches/index.html.patch
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@
                      qt: {
                          onLoaded: () => showUi(screen),
                          onExit: exitData =>
-@@ -70,5 +99,22 @@
+@@ -70,5 +99,24 @@
      </script>
      <script src="venus-gui-v2.js"></script>
      <script type="text/javascript" src="qtloader.js"></script>
 +    <script type="text/javascript">
 +        var watchdogHit = false // this gets set to 'true' by a timer via BackendConnection::hitWatchdog()
++        var reloadTriggered = false // this gets set to 'true' if reload() is called to prevent multiple reload calls
 +        console.log("starting watchdog timer")
 +        setTimeout(function(){ // wait 2 minutes for the page to load, then set a 10 second watchdog timer
 +            checkWatchdog()
@@ -76,9 +77,10 @@
 +
 +        function checkWatchdog()
 +        {
-+            if (!watchdogHit) {
++            if (!watchdogHit && !reloadTriggered) {
 +                console.error("Watchdog timer expired - reloading page")
-+                location.reload()
++                reload()
++                reloadTriggered = true
 +            }
 +            watchdogHit = false
 +        }