diff --git a/scripts/klipper-mcu-added.sh b/scripts/klipper-mcu-added.sh
index 37d83b48..f3f2a790 100755
--- a/scripts/klipper-mcu-added.sh
+++ b/scripts/klipper-mcu-added.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,45 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 logfile="/var/log/ratos.log"
+moonraker="http://localhost:7125/"
+printer="/home/pi/printer_data/comms/klippy.serial"
 
-if [ -e /tmp/printer ]; then
-    echo "RESTART" > /tmp/printer
-fi
 touch "$logfile"
 chmod 664 "$logfile"
+
 echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T"): MCU Detected" >> "$logfile"
+
+# Query moonraker to get printer state
+state=$(curl ${moonraker%/}/printer/info | \
+    python3 -c "import sys, json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['result']['state'])")
+echo State is \"${state}\"
+
+# If [ -h $printer] is true but [ -e $printer is false ] $printer is probably
+# a symbolic link in a directory with the sticky bit set, or one of the links
+# in a chain of symlinks is in a directory with the sticky bit set.
+# In this case, it will not be possible to write to $printer if that symlink
+# it is owned by a different user. /tmp often has the sticky bit set. 
+#
+# Dereference and keep dereferencing until $printer points to a file or 
+# symlink to which the RESTART command can actually be written
+
+while [ ! -e $printer ] && [ -h $printer ]
+do
+    printer=$(readlink $printer)
+done
+
+# Only proceed if state reported by moonraker is "shutdown"
+
+if [ -z "$state" ]; then 
+    echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T"): Error querying ${moonraker} or parsing response ${state}." >> "$logfile"
+
+elif [ ${state} = shutdown ] || [ ${state} = error ]; then
+
+    if [ -e $printer ]; then
+        echo "RESTART" > $printer
+        echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T"): RESTART command sent to $printer" >> "$logfile"
+    else
+        echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T"): $printer does not exist" >> "$logfile"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T"): Moonraker reported printer status of \"${state}\". Ignoring MCU detect event." >> "$logfile"
+fi