diff --git a/lib/status_page.dart b/lib/status_page.dart
index 2bb3d1e..bc0c74c 100644
--- a/lib/status_page.dart
+++ b/lib/status_page.dart
@@ -17,12 +17,8 @@ class StatusPage extends StatefulWidget {
   StatusPageState createState() => StatusPageState();
 }
 
-class StatusPageState extends State<StatusPage> {
-  final WebSocketChannel channel = WebSocketChannel.connect(
-    Uri.parse('wss://api.pogdark.com:8889/ws'),
-    //Uri.parse('ws://localhost:8080/ws'),
-  );
-
+class StatusPageState extends State<StatusPage> with WidgetsBindingObserver {
+  WebSocketChannel? channel;
   late final Stream<dynamic> broadcastStream;
   late StreamController<dynamic> controller;
   List<Map<String, dynamic>> messages = [];
@@ -31,9 +27,42 @@ class StatusPageState extends State<StatusPage> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addObserver(this);
+    _initializeWebSocket();
+  }
+
+  void _initializeWebSocket() {
+    channel = WebSocketChannel.connect(
+      Uri.parse('wss://api.pogdark.com:8889/ws'),
+      //Uri.parse('ws://localhost:8080/ws'),
+    );
+
     controller = StreamController<dynamic>.broadcast();
-    controller.addStream(channel.stream);
-    broadcastStream = channel.stream.asBroadcastStream();
+    controller.addStream(channel!.stream);
+    broadcastStream = channel!.stream.asBroadcastStream();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.removeObserver(this);
+    channel?.sink.close();
+    controller.close();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didChangeAppLifecycleState(AppLifecycleState state) {
+    if (state == AppLifecycleState.resumed) {
+      // Reestablish the WebSocket connection when the app returns to the foreground
+      _reconnectWebSocket();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void _reconnectWebSocket() {
+    if (channel != null) {
+      channel!.sink.close();
+    }
+    _initializeWebSocket();
   }
 
   List<Map<String, dynamic>> _getMessagesByStatus(String status) {
@@ -58,7 +87,7 @@ class StatusPageState extends State<StatusPage> {
       'Status': newStatus.isEmpty ? 'expired' : newStatus,
       'Timestamp': DateTime.now().toIso8601String(),
     });
-    channel.sink.add(message);
+    channel!.sink.add(message);
 
     if (mounted) {
       Fluttertoast.showToast(
@@ -277,11 +306,4 @@ class StatusPageState extends State<StatusPage> {
       ),
     );
   }
-
-  @override
-  void dispose() {
-    channel.sink.close();
-    controller.close();
-    super.dispose();
-  }
 }