diff --git a/src/daq/base.py b/src/daq/base.py
index 81a17d5..00f7818 100644
--- a/src/daq/base.py
+++ b/src/daq/base.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 from daq.models import DAQJobMessage, DAQJobMessageStop, DAQJobStopError
 
+daq_job_instance_id = 0
+daq_job_instance_id_lock = threading.Lock()
+
 
 class DAQJob:
     allowed_message_in_types: list[type[DAQJobMessage]] = []
@@ -13,14 +16,22 @@ class DAQJob:
     config: Any
     message_in: Queue[DAQJobMessage]
     message_out: Queue[DAQJobMessage]
+    instance_id: int
 
     _logger: logging.Logger
 
     def __init__(self, config: Any):
+        global daq_job_instance_id, daq_job_instance_id_lock
+
+        with daq_job_instance_id_lock:
+            self.instance_id = daq_job_instance_id
+            daq_job_instance_id += 1
+        self._logger = logging.getLogger(f"{type(self).__name__}({self.instance_id})")
+
         self.config = config
         self.message_in = Queue()
         self.message_out = Queue()
-        self._logger = logging.getLogger(type(self).__name__)
+
         self._should_stop = False
 
     def consume(self):
diff --git a/src/daq/daq_job.py b/src/daq/daq_job.py
index 224b691..48f8ec2 100644
--- a/src/daq/daq_job.py
+++ b/src/daq/daq_job.py
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ def start_daq_job(daq_job: DAQJob) -> DAQJobThread:
     return DAQJobThread(daq_job, thread)
 
 
+def restart_daq_job(daq_job: DAQJob) -> DAQJobThread:
+    logging.info(f"Restarting {type(daq_job).__name__}")
+    new_daq_job = type(daq_job)(daq_job.config)
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=new_daq_job.start, daemon=True)
+    thread.start()
+    return DAQJobThread(new_daq_job, thread)
+
+
 def start_daq_jobs(daq_jobs: list[DAQJob]) -> list[DAQJobThread]:
     threads = []
     for daq_job in daq_jobs:
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 8bc9a77..060e53e 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 
 from daq.alert.base import DAQJobAlert
 from daq.base import DAQJob, DAQJobThread
-from daq.daq_job import load_daq_jobs, parse_store_config, start_daq_job, start_daq_jobs
+from daq.daq_job import (
+    load_daq_jobs,
+    parse_store_config,
+    restart_daq_job,
+    start_daq_jobs,
+)
 from daq.jobs.handle_stats import DAQJobMessageStats, DAQJobStatsDict
 from daq.models import DAQJobMessage, DAQJobStats
 from daq.store.base import DAQJobStore
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ def loop(
 
     # Restart jobs that have stopped
     for thread in dead_threads:
-        daq_job_threads.append(start_daq_job(thread.daq_job))
+        daq_job_threads.append(restart_daq_job(thread.daq_job))
         # Update restart stats
         get_daq_job_stats(daq_job_stats, type(thread.daq_job)).restart_stats.increase()
 
diff --git a/src/tests/test_main.py b/src/tests/test_main.py
index aa214c7..6901e32 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/src/tests/test_main.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ def test_start_daq_job_threads(self, mock_load_daq_jobs, mock_start_daq_jobs):
         self.assertEqual(result, ["thread1", "thread2"])
 
     @patch("main.start_daq_job")
-    def test_loop(self, mock_start_daq_job):
+    @patch("main.restart_daq_job")
+    def test_loop(self, mock_start_daq_job, mock_restart_daq_job):
         RUN_COUNT = 3
         mock_thread_alive = MagicMock(name="thread_alive")
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ def test_loop(self, mock_start_daq_job):
             mock_thread_alive.daq_job.message_out.put(mock_store_message)
 
             mock_start_daq_job.return_value = mock_thread_dead
+            mock_restart_daq_job.return_value = mock_thread_store
 
             daq_job_threads = [mock_thread_alive, mock_thread_dead, mock_thread_store]
             daq_job_threads: list[DAQJobThread] = daq_job_threads