diff --git a/packages/secubox-meshtastic/debian/changelog b/packages/secubox-meshtastic/debian/changelog
index d51b480b..03e3abe3 100644
--- a/packages/secubox-meshtastic/debian/changelog
+++ b/packages/secubox-meshtastic/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+secubox-meshtastic (0.1.3-1~bookworm1) bookworm; urgency=medium
+
+  * Daemon survives a restart with a stale socket: uvicorn/uvloop refuses to
+    rebind an existing UDS ("Address already in use"), causing a crash-loop on
+    restart. Add ExecStartPre=+/bin/rm -f the socket (runs as root, clears it
+    regardless of owner in the sticky /run/secubox) before ExecStart.
+
+ -- Gerald KERMA <devel@cybermind.fr>  Tue, 22 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200
+
 secubox-meshtastic (0.1.2-1~bookworm1) bookworm; urgency=high
 
   * SECURITY/regression fix: the postinst used `install -d -o root -g root` on
diff --git a/packages/secubox-meshtastic/debian/secubox-meshtasticd.service b/packages/secubox-meshtastic/debian/secubox-meshtasticd.service
index cf1c7c22..7263ccea 100644
--- a/packages/secubox-meshtastic/debian/secubox-meshtasticd.service
+++ b/packages/secubox-meshtastic/debian/secubox-meshtasticd.service
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ Group=secubox-meshtastic
 # others rely on the cgroup device controller).
 SupplementaryGroups=dialout
 WorkingDirectory=/usr/lib/secubox/meshtastic
+# Clear a stale socket from an unclean prior stop — uvicorn/uvloop refuses to
+# rebind an existing UDS ("Address already in use"). "+" runs as root so it
+# works regardless of the stale socket's owner in the sticky shared dir.
+ExecStartPre=+/bin/rm -f /run/secubox/meshtastic.sock
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/secubox-meshtasticd
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5
diff --git a/packages/secubox-meshtastic/systemd/secubox-meshtasticd.service b/packages/secubox-meshtastic/systemd/secubox-meshtasticd.service
index cf1c7c22..7263ccea 100644
--- a/packages/secubox-meshtastic/systemd/secubox-meshtasticd.service
+++ b/packages/secubox-meshtastic/systemd/secubox-meshtasticd.service
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ Group=secubox-meshtastic
 # others rely on the cgroup device controller).
 SupplementaryGroups=dialout
 WorkingDirectory=/usr/lib/secubox/meshtastic
+# Clear a stale socket from an unclean prior stop — uvicorn/uvloop refuses to
+# rebind an existing UDS ("Address already in use"). "+" runs as root so it
+# works regardless of the stale socket's owner in the sticky shared dir.
+ExecStartPre=+/bin/rm -f /run/secubox/meshtastic.sock
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/secubox-meshtasticd
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5