diff --git a/I2PControl.cpp b/I2PControl.cpp
index e8f98cbe..913f823c 100644
--- a/I2PControl.cpp
+++ b/I2PControl.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace client
 		// RouterManager	
 		m_RouterManagerHandlers[I2P_CONTROL_ROUTER_MANAGER_SHUTDOWN] = &I2PControlService::ShutdownHandler; 
 		m_RouterManagerHandlers[I2P_CONTROL_ROUTER_MANAGER_SHUTDOWN_GRACEFUL] = &I2PControlService::ShutdownGracefulHandler;
+		m_RouterManagerHandlers[I2P_CONTROL_ROUTER_MANAGER_RESEED] = &I2PControlService::ReseedHandler;
 	}
 
 	I2PControlService::~I2PControlService ()
@@ -330,7 +331,14 @@ namespace client
 			});
 	}
 
-	// network setting
+	void I2PControlService::ReseedHandler (std::map<std::string, std::string>& results)
+	{
+		LogPrint (eLogInfo, "Reseed requested");
+		results[I2P_CONTROL_ROUTER_MANAGER_SHUTDOWN] = "";	
+		i2p::data::netdb.Reseed ();
+	}
+
+// network setting
 	void I2PControlService::NetworkSettingHandler (const std::map<std::string, std::string>& params, std::map<std::string, std::string>& results)
 	{
 		LogPrint (eLogDebug, "I2PControl NetworkSetting");
diff --git a/I2PControl.h b/I2PControl.h
index 007ac00e..e032c6fc 100644
--- a/I2PControl.h
+++ b/I2PControl.h
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ namespace client
 	// RouterManager requests
 	const char I2P_CONTROL_ROUTER_MANAGER_SHUTDOWN[] = "Shutdown";
 	const char I2P_CONTROL_ROUTER_MANAGER_SHUTDOWN_GRACEFUL[] = "ShutdownGraceful";
-	
+	const char I2P_CONTROL_ROUTER_MANAGER_RESEED[] = "Reseed";		
+
 	class I2PControlService
 	{
 		public:
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ namespace client
 			typedef void (I2PControlService::*RouterManagerRequestHandler)(std::map<std::string, std::string>& results);
 			void ShutdownHandler (std::map<std::string, std::string>& results);
 			void ShutdownGracefulHandler (std::map<std::string, std::string>& results);
+			void ReseedHandler (std::map<std::string, std::string>& results);
 
 			// NetworkSetting
 			typedef void (I2PControlService::*NetworkSettingRequestHandler)(const std::string& value, std::map<std::string, std::string>& results);	
diff --git a/NetDb.cpp b/NetDb.cpp
index 3c593685..2c2ae884 100644
--- a/NetDb.cpp
+++ b/NetDb.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "RouterContext.h"
 #include "Garlic.h"
 #include "NetDb.h"
-#include "Reseed.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 using namespace i2p::transport;
@@ -72,13 +71,14 @@ namespace data
 #endif			
 	NetDb netdb;
 
-	NetDb::NetDb (): m_IsRunning (false), m_Thread (nullptr)
+	NetDb::NetDb (): m_IsRunning (false), m_Thread (nullptr), m_Reseeder (nullptr)
 	{
 	}
 	
 	NetDb::~NetDb ()
 	{
 		Stop ();	
+		delete m_Reseeder;
 	}	
 
 	void NetDb::Start ()
@@ -86,24 +86,20 @@ namespace data
 		Load (m_NetDbPath);
 		if (m_RouterInfos.size () < 50) // reseed if # of router less than 50
 		{	
-			Reseeder reseeder;
-			reseeder.LoadCertificates (); // we need certificates for SU3 verification
-
 			// try SU3 first
-			int reseedRetries = 0;
-			while (m_RouterInfos.size () < 50 && reseedRetries < 10)
-			{	
-				reseeder.ReseedNowSU3();
-				reseedRetries++;
-			}	
+			Reseed ();
 
-			// if still not enough download .dat files
-			reseedRetries = 0;
-			while (m_RouterInfos.size () < 50 && reseedRetries < 10)
+			// deprecated
+			if (m_Reseeder)
 			{
-				reseeder.reseedNow();
-				reseedRetries++;
-				Load (m_NetDbPath);
+				// if still not enough download .dat files
+				int reseedRetries = 0;
+				while (m_RouterInfos.size () < 50 && reseedRetries < 10)
+				{
+					m_Reseeder->reseedNow();
+					reseedRetries++;
+					Load (m_NetDbPath);
+				}
 			}
 		}	
 		m_IsRunning = true;
@@ -314,6 +310,20 @@ namespace data
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	void NetDb::Reseed ()
+	{
+		if (!m_Reseeder)
+		{		
+			m_Reseeder = new Reseeder ();
+			m_Reseeder->LoadCertificates (); // we need certificates for SU3 verification
+		}
+		int reseedRetries = 0;	
+		while (reseedRetries < 10 && !m_Reseeder->ReseedNowSU3 ())
+			reseedRetries++;
+		if (reseedRetries >= 10)
+			LogPrint (eLogWarning, "Failed to reseed after 10 attempts");
+	}
+
 	void NetDb::Load (const char * directory)
 	{
 		boost::filesystem::path p (i2p::util::filesystem::GetDataDir());
diff --git a/NetDb.h b/NetDb.h
index c74ea113..afcae70d 100644
--- a/NetDb.h
+++ b/NetDb.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "LeaseSet.h"
 #include "Tunnel.h"
 #include "TunnelPool.h"
+#include "Reseed.h"
 
 namespace i2p
 {
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ namespace data
 
 			void PostI2NPMsg (I2NPMessage * msg);
 
+			void Reseed ();
+
 			// for web interface
 			int GetNumRouters () const { return m_RouterInfos.size (); };
 			int GetNumFloodfills () const { return m_Floodfills.size (); };
@@ -119,6 +122,8 @@ namespace data
 			std::thread * m_Thread;	
 			i2p::util::Queue<I2NPMessage> m_Queue; // of I2NPDatabaseStoreMsg
 
+			Reseeder * m_Reseeder;
+
 			static const char m_NetDbPath[];
 	};