diff --git a/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 5bac7b3d05..127ea4ae7d 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -3858,7 +3858,6 @@
 		7B8DB3192B504D7500EC16DA /* VPNAppEventsHandler.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = VPNAppEventsHandler.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7B934C3D2A866CFF00FC8F9C /* NetworkProtectionOnboardingMenu.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NetworkProtectionOnboardingMenu.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7B934C402A866DD400FC8F9C /* UserDefaults+NetworkProtectionShared.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = "UserDefaults+NetworkProtectionShared.swift"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		7B98CB8A2B9ADBCA000416E0 /* BrowserServicesKit */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper; name = BrowserServicesKit; path = ../../BrowserServicesKit; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7BA7CC0B2AD11D1E0042E5CE /* DuckDuckGoVPNAppStore.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; path = DuckDuckGoVPNAppStore.xcconfig; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7BA7CC0C2AD11D1E0042E5CE /* DuckDuckGoVPN.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; path = DuckDuckGoVPN.xcconfig; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		7BA7CC0E2AD11DC80042E5CE /* DuckDuckGoVPNAppDelegate.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = DuckDuckGoVPNAppDelegate.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -5204,7 +5203,6 @@
 		378E279C2970217400FCADA2 /* LocalPackages */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
-				7B98CB8A2B9ADBCA000416E0 /* BrowserServicesKit */,
 				378E279D2970217400FCADA2 /* BuildToolPlugins */,
 				3192A2702A4C4E330084EA89 /* DataBrokerProtection */,
 				9DB6E7222AA0DA7A00A17F3C /* LoginItems */,
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved b/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
index ac6278193f..b5a2ceceae 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
+++ b/DuckDuckGo.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/xcshareddata/swiftpm/Package.resolved
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
         "version" : "3.0.0"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "identity" : "browserserviceskit",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/duckduckgo/BrowserServicesKit",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "a32ff4084e910354bdd948812793de6b04804a1b",
+        "version" : "119.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "identity" : "content-scope-scripts",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
@@ -156,7 +165,7 @@
     {
       "identity" : "trackerradarkit",
       "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
-      "location" : "https://github.com/duckduckgo/TrackerRadarKit.git",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/duckduckgo/TrackerRadarKit",
       "state" : {
         "revision" : "a6b7ba151d9dc6684484f3785293875ec01cc1ff",
         "version" : "1.2.2"
diff --git a/DuckDuckGoVPN/TunnelControllerIPCService.swift b/DuckDuckGoVPN/TunnelControllerIPCService.swift
index c8a9ce456d..de00a53be9 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGoVPN/TunnelControllerIPCService.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGoVPN/TunnelControllerIPCService.swift
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import Foundation
 import NetworkProtection
 import NetworkProtectionIPC
 import NetworkProtectionUI
+import os.log // swiftlint:disable:next os_log
 
 /// Takes care of handling incoming IPC requests from clients that need to be relayed to the tunnel, and handling state
 /// changes that need to be relayed back to IPC clients.
diff --git a/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionIPC/TunnelControllerIPCClient.swift b/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionIPC/TunnelControllerIPCClient.swift
index b429abdced..9ff3444f80 100644
--- a/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionIPC/TunnelControllerIPCClient.swift
+++ b/LocalPackages/NetworkProtectionMac/Sources/NetworkProtectionIPC/TunnelControllerIPCClient.swift
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ public final class TunnelControllerIPCClient {
             serverInterface: serverInterface)
 
         xpc.delegate = xpcDelegate
+        xpc.onDisconnect = { [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+
+            // By calling register we make sure that XPC will connect as soon as it
+            // becomes available again, as requests are queued.  This helps ensure
+            // that the client app will always be connected to XPC.
+            self.register()
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +124,6 @@ private final class TunnelControllerXPCClientDelegate: XPCClientInterface {
         connectionStatusObserver.publish(status)
         clientDelegate?.statusChanged(status)
     }
-
 }
 
 // MARK: - Outgoing communication to the server
diff --git a/LocalPackages/XPCHelper/Sources/XPCHelper/XPCClient.swift b/LocalPackages/XPCHelper/Sources/XPCHelper/XPCClient.swift
index a8a5d0243c..a3ce1c6a78 100644
--- a/LocalPackages/XPCHelper/Sources/XPCHelper/XPCClient.swift
+++ b/LocalPackages/XPCHelper/Sources/XPCHelper/XPCClient.swift
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public final class XPCClient<ClientInterface: AnyObject, ServerInterface: AnyObj
     private let machServiceName: String
     private let clientInterface: NSXPCInterface
     private let serverInterface: NSXPCInterface
+    public var onDisconnect: (() -> Void)?
 
     /// The internal connection, which may still not have been created.
     ///
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ public final class XPCClient<ClientInterface: AnyObject, ServerInterface: AnyObj
             Task { @XPCConnectionActor in
                 self.internalConnection?.invalidate()
                 self.internalConnection = nil
+                self.onDisconnect?()
             }
         }