diff --git a/wled00/FX.h b/wled00/FX.h
index 4e2a7f6c..03429309 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.h
+++ b/wled00/FX.h
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ class WS2812FX {
       calcGammaTable(float),
       trigger(void),
       setSegment(uint8_t n, uint16_t start, uint16_t stop, uint8_t grouping = 0, uint8_t spacing = 0, uint16_t offset = UINT16_MAX),
+      restartRuntime(),
       resetSegments(),
       makeAutoSegments(),
       fixInvalidSegments(),
diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index b5416d52..60fcfddc 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -606,6 +606,12 @@ void WS2812FX::setSegment(uint8_t n, uint16_t i1, uint16_t i2, uint8_t grouping,
   _segment_runtimes[n].reset();
 }
 
+void WS2812FX::restartRuntime() {
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < MAX_NUM_SEGMENTS; i++) {
+    _segment_runtimes[i].reset();
+  }
+}
+
 void WS2812FX::resetSegments() {
   for (uint8_t i = 0; i < MAX_NUM_SEGMENTS; i++) if (_segments[i].name) delete _segments[i].name;
   mainSegment = 0;
diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index 30506c16..746d6a22 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root, byte callMode, byte presetId)
       byte lowestActive = 99;
       for (byte s = 0; s < strip.getMaxSegments(); s++)
       {
-        WS2812FX::Segment sg = strip.getSegment(s);
+        WS2812FX::Segment &sg = strip.getSegment(s);
         if (sg.isActive())
         {
           if (lowestActive == 99) lowestActive = s;
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ void serializeState(JsonObject root, bool forPreset, bool includeBri, bool segme
   JsonArray seg = root.createNestedArray("seg");
   for (byte s = 0; s < strip.getMaxSegments(); s++)
   {
-    WS2812FX::Segment sg = strip.getSegment(s);
+    WS2812FX::Segment &sg = strip.getSegment(s);
     if (sg.isActive())
     {
       JsonObject seg0 = seg.createNestedObject();
diff --git a/wled00/wled.cpp b/wled00/wled.cpp
index 2a80ccce..dd080d24 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.cpp
+++ b/wled00/wled.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ void WLED::loop()
   if (lastMqttReconnectAttempt > millis()) {
     rolloverMillis++;
     lastMqttReconnectAttempt = 0;
+    strip.restartRuntime();
   }
   if (millis() - lastMqttReconnectAttempt > 30000) {
     lastMqttReconnectAttempt = millis();