diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
index c93e70541a..575d234a60 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_panel.rs
@@ -349,8 +349,26 @@ impl DebugPanel {
                 });
                 (session, task)
             })?;
-            Self::register_session(this.clone(), session, true, cx).await?;
-            task.await
+            Self::register_session(this.clone(), session.clone(), true, cx).await?;
+
+            if let Err(error) = task.await {
+                session
+                    .update(cx, |session, cx| {
+                        session
+                            .console_output(cx)
+                            .unbounded_send(format!(
+                                "Session failed to restart with error: {}",
+                                error
+                            ))
+                            .ok();
+                        session.shutdown(cx)
+                    })?
+                    .await;
+
+                return Err(error);
+            };
+
+            Ok(())
         })
         .detach_and_log_err(cx);
     }
diff --git a/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_ui.rs b/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_ui.rs
index f3909b6a63..595541d3b2 100644
--- a/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_ui.rs
+++ b/crates/debugger_ui/src/debugger_ui.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut App) {
                     }
 
                     let caps = running_state.capabilities(cx);
-                    let supports_restart = caps.supports_restart_request.unwrap_or_default();
                     let supports_step_back = caps.supports_step_back.unwrap_or_default();
                     let supports_detach = running_state.session().read(cx).is_attached();
                     let status = running_state.thread_status(cx);
@@ -204,13 +203,13 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut App) {
                                 .ok();
                         })
                     })
-                    .when(supports_restart, |div| {
+                    .on_action({
                         let active_item = active_item.clone();
-                        div.on_action(move |_: &Restart, _, cx| {
+                        move |_: &Restart, _, cx| {
                             active_item
                                 .update(cx, |item, cx| item.restart_session(cx))
                                 .ok();
-                        })
+                        }
                     })
                     .on_action({
                         let active_item = active_item.clone();