diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d89c78b..0eb28da 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv) {
   }
 
   const char *cmd = argv[optind++];
-  optind = 0; /* reset */
 
   int fd = pmbus_open(opt_bus, opt_addr);
   if (fd < 0) {
@@ -111,6 +110,8 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv) {
   int sub_argc = argc - optind;
   char * const *sub_argv = &argv[optind];
 
+  optind = 0; /* reset */
+
   if (!strcmp(cmd, "read")) {
     rc = cmd_read(fd, sub_argc, sub_argv, opt_pretty);
     goto fini;
diff --git a/src/mfr_restart.c b/src/mfr_restart.c
index 0ca7c37..db60a5a 100644
--- a/src/mfr_restart.c
+++ b/src/mfr_restart.c
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 int
 cmd_restart(int fd) {
-  const char *s = "00000000";
+  const char *s = "ERIC";
 
-  if (pmbus_wr_block(fd, MFR_RESTART, (const uint8_t *) s, 8) < 0) {
+  if (pmbus_wr_block(fd, MFR_RESTART, (const uint8_t *) s, 4) < 0) {
     perror("MFR_RESTART");
     return 1;
   }