Why does my mac vpn disconnect after waking up from sleep

[Tanya Cherepanova]

I use an iMac for my daily tasks at home. I noticed a frustrating issue with my privacy application. Every time my Mac goes into sleep mode and wakes up later, the secure connection is completely dropped, and I have to manually turn it back on. Sometimes my browser leaks my real IP before I notice it disconnected. Is there a way to make it reconnect automatically on macOS after sleep mode?

[MrKotanskii]

This is a very common issue on macOS because the operating system automatically shuts down network interfaces during sleep mode to save energy. When the system wakes up, it takes a few seconds for the wifi to reconnect, which causes the security app to lose its session. To prevent accidental data exposure, you absolutely need to enable two features in your client settings: auto-reconnect and a system-wide kill switch. You can get a reliable client that handles sleep transitions properly at https://toggle.org/download-macos-vpn for your desktop. The kill switch is crucial here because it blocks all unencrypted web traffic until the secure tunnel is fully re-established after your Mac wakes up. This completely eliminates the risk of temporary IP leaks. Just check the advanced preferences inside the app and turn on the launch on system startup option as well, so you are always fully protected without any manual work.