diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd_reacquire_attempt.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd_reacquire_attempt.yml
index 0d37a31..7d80ae0 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd_reacquire_attempt.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd_reacquire_attempt.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@
         dev2_lldp_digits: "{{ (inventory_hostname | string) | regex_replace('[^0-9]', '') }}"
       changed_when: false
 
+    - name: Restart LLDP on DEV1 to refresh DEV2 management data
+      shell: |
+        mv /tmp/launchd/services/lldp-server /root/lldp-server
+        sleep 2
+        mv /root/lldp-server /tmp/launchd/services/lldp-server
+        sleep 3
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/sh
+      ignore_errors: true
+
     - name: Discover DEV2 candidate IPv4 via LLDP on DEV1 (best-effort)
       ansible.builtin.raw: >
         {{ pathprefix }}