diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 81ab5d2..03e8407 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tesla-charge-controller"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.1"
 dependencies = [
  "async-channel",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5a40760..fa8ca46 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tesla-charge-controller"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MITNFA"
 description = "Controls Tesla charge rate based on solar charge data"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 7f4021b..6e3aae3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use config::{access_config, CONFIG_PATH};
 use errors::PrintErrors;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tesla_charge_rate::TeslaChargeRateController;
+use teslatte::vehicles::ChargingState;
 
 use crate::config::Config;
 
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ async fn main() {
                     let mut charge_rate_update_interval = tokio::time::interval(
                         std::time::Duration::from_secs(config.charge_rate_update_interval_seconds),
                     );
+                    let mut was_connected = false;
+
                     loop {
                         // await either the next interval OR a message from the other thread
                         tokio::select! {
@@ -149,9 +152,22 @@ async fn main() {
                             },
                             _ = charge_rate_update_interval.tick() => {
                                 if interface.state.read().unwrap().is_charging_at_home() {
+                                    was_connected = true;
                                     if let Some(request) = tesla_charge_rate_controller.control_charge_rate() {
                                         interface.process_request(request).await;
                                     }
+                                } else if was_connected
+                                    && interface
+                                        .state
+                                        .read()
+                                        .unwrap()
+                                        .charge_state
+                                        .is_some_and(|v| v.charging_state == ChargingState::Disconnected)
+                                {
+                                    was_connected = false;
+                                    tesla_charge_rate_controller.process_request(
+                                        tesla_charge_rate::TcrcRequest::EnableAutomaticControl,
+                                    );
                                 }
                             },
                             api_message = api_receiver.recv() => match api_message {
diff --git a/src/tesla_charge_rate.rs b/src/tesla_charge_rate.rs
index 65fb5bb..e6d3aa3 100644
--- a/src/tesla_charge_rate.rs
+++ b/src/tesla_charge_rate.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-use std::{
-    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
-    time::{Duration, Instant},
-};
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 
 use metrics::{describe_gauge, gauge, Gauge};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use teslatte::vehicles::ChargingState;
 
 use crate::{
     api_interface::InterfaceRequest,
@@ -18,7 +14,7 @@ pub struct TeslaChargeRateController {
     pub car_state: Arc<RwLock<CarState>>,
     pub pl_state: Option<Arc<RwLock<PlState>>>,
     pub tcrc_state: Arc<RwLock<TcrcState>>,
-    voltage_low: Option<Instant>,
+    voltage_low: u64,
     control_enable_gauge: Gauge,
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ impl TeslaChargeRateController {
             car_state,
             pl_state,
             tcrc_state: Default::default(),
-            voltage_low: None,
+            voltage_low: 0,
             control_enable_gauge: gauge!("tcrc_control_enable"),
         }
     }
@@ -58,35 +54,22 @@ impl TeslaChargeRateController {
         if let Some(pl_state) = self.pl_state.as_ref().and_then(|v| v.read().ok()) {
             if let Ok(car_state) = self.car_state.read() {
                 if let Some(charge_state) = car_state.charge_state {
-                    // check if we're charging at home
-                    if car_state.is_charging_at_home() {
-                        // automatic control or not, check if we're below shutoff voltage
-                        if pl_state.battery_voltage < access_config().shutoff_voltage {
-                            if let Some(low_voltage_time) = self.voltage_low {
-                                // if we've been below shutoff for long enough, stop charging
-                                if Instant::now().duration_since(low_voltage_time)
-                                    >= Duration::from_secs(
-                                        access_config().shutoff_voltage_time_seconds,
-                                    )
-                                {
-                                    return Some(InterfaceRequest::StopCharge);
-                                }
-                            } else {
-                                self.voltage_low = Some(Instant::now());
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            self.voltage_low = None;
-                            if self.tcrc_state.read().is_ok_and(|v| v.control_enable) {
-                                return get_control(&pl_state, &charge_state);
-                            }
+                    // we don't need to check if we're at home because we only call this when we are
+                    // TODO: enforce this through type system
+
+                    // automatic control or not, check if we're below shutoff voltage
+                    if pl_state.battery_voltage < access_config().shutoff_voltage {
+                        self.voltage_low += 1;
+                        if (self.voltage_low * access_config().charge_rate_update_interval_seconds)
+                            >= access_config().shutoff_voltage_time_seconds
+                        {
+                            return Some(InterfaceRequest::StopCharge);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        self.voltage_low = 0;
+                        if self.tcrc_state.read().is_ok_and(|v| v.control_enable) {
+                            return get_control(&pl_state, &charge_state);
                         }
-                    } else if charge_state.charging_state == ChargingState::Disconnected {
-                        // only disable automatic control until the next time we're unplugged
-                        self.tcrc_state
-                            .write()
-                            .expect("failed to write to tcrc state")
-                            .control_enable = true;
-                        self.control_enable_gauge.set(1.);
                     }
                 }
             }