diff --git a/cores/esp8266/Esp.cpp b/cores/esp8266/Esp.cpp
index cdf38dde3..4d9d8b033 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/Esp.cpp
+++ b/cores/esp8266/Esp.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ void EspClass::reset(void)
 void EspClass::restart(void)
 {
     system_restart();
+    delay(5000);
+    system_restart();
+    delay(20000);
+    reset(); // if we still have not reset force it!
 }
 
 uint16_t EspClass::getVcc(void)
@@ -436,7 +440,7 @@ bool EspClass::updateSketch(Stream& in, uint32_t size) {
     ebcmd.args[1] = 0x00000;
     ebcmd.args[2] = size;
     eboot_command_write(&ebcmd);
-    
+
     ESP.restart();
     return true; // never happens
 }