diff --git a/dispatcher/MongoConnect.py b/dispatcher/MongoConnect.py
index e5c08160..fd763466 100644
--- a/dispatcher/MongoConnect.py
+++ b/dispatcher/MongoConnect.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def __init__(self, config, daq_config, log, control_mc, runs_mc, hypervisor, tes
         # Timeout (in seconds). How long must a node not report to be considered timing out
         self.timeout = int(config['ClientTimeout'])
 
-        # How long a node can be timing out before it gets fixed (TPC only)
+        # How long a node can be timing out or missed an ack before it gets fixed (TPC only)
         self.timeout_take_action = int(config['TimeoutActionThreshold'])
 
         # how long to give the CC to start the run
@@ -211,17 +211,8 @@ def aggregate_status(self):
 
                 try:
                     status = DAQ_STATUS(doc['status'])
-                    dt = (time_time - int(str(doc['_id'])[:8], 16))
-                    if dt > self.timeout:
-                        self.log.debug(f'{doc["host"]} reported {int(dt)} sec ago')
-                        status = DAQ_STATUS.TIMEOUT
-                        if phys_det == 'tpc':
-                            if (dt > self.timeout_take_action or
-                                    ((ts := self.host_ackd_command(doc['host'])) is not None and
-                                     ts-time_time > self.timeout)):
-                                self.log.info(f'{doc["host"]} is getting restarted')
-                                self.hypervisor.handle_timeout(doc['host'])
-                                ret = 1
+                    if self.is_timeout(doc, now):
+                        self.status = DAQ_STATUS.TIMEOUT
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.log.debug(f'Ran into {type(e)}, daq is in timeout. {e}')
                     status = DAQ_STATUS.UNKNOWN
@@ -233,18 +224,8 @@ def aggregate_status(self):
                 try:
                     status = DAQ_STATUS(doc['status'])
 
-                    dt = (time_time - int(str(doc['_id'])[:8], 16))
-                    doc['last_checkin'] = dt
-                    if dt > self.timeout:
-                        self.log.debug(f'{doc["host"]} reported {int(dt)} sec ago')
+                    if self.is_timeout(doc, now):
                         status = DAQ_STATUS.TIMEOUT
-                        if phys_det == 'tpc':
-                            if (dt > self.timeout_take_action or
-                                    ((ts := self.host_ackd_command(doc['host'])) is not None and
-                                     ts-time_time > self.timeout)):
-                                self.log.info(f'{doc["host"]} is getting restarted')
-                                self.hypervisor.handle_timeout(doc['host'])
-                                ret = 1
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.log.debug(f'Setting status to unknown because of {type(e)}: {e}')
                     status = DAQ_STATUS.UNKNOWN
@@ -303,6 +284,24 @@ def aggregate_status(self):
                             f'{type(e)}, {e}')
         return ret
 
+    def is_timeout(self, doc, t):
+        """
+        Checks to see if the specified status doc corresponds to a timeout situation
+        """
+        host = doc['host']
+        dt = t - int(str(doc['_id'])[:8], 16)
+        has_ackd = self.host_ackd_command(host)
+        ret = False
+        if dt > self.timeout:
+            self.log.debug(f'{host} last reported {int(dt)} sec ago')
+            ret |= True
+        if has_ackd is not None and t - has_ackd > self.timeout_take_action:
+            self.log.debug(f'{host} hasn\'t ackd a command from {int(t-has_ackd)} sec ago')
+            if self.host_config[host] == 'tpc':
+                self.hypervisor.handle_timeout(host)
+            ret |= True
+        return ret
+
     def get_wanted_state(self):
         """
         Figure out what the system is supposed to be doing right now
diff --git a/dispatcher/config.ini b/dispatcher/config.ini
index 6e82107b..c491ae29 100644
--- a/dispatcher/config.ini
+++ b/dispatcher/config.ini
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ PollFrequency = 3
 # it to be 'timing out'
 ClientTimeout = 10
 
-# How long a client can be timing out before action gets taken (TPC only)
+# How long a client can be timing out or missed an ack before action gets taken (TPC only)
 TimeoutActionThreshold = 20
 
 # Database and collection names
diff --git a/dispatcher/dispatcher.py b/dispatcher/dispatcher.py
index 984672eb..0b69d30b 100755
--- a/dispatcher/dispatcher.py
+++ b/dispatcher/dispatcher.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ def main():
             daq_config['tpc'], vme_config, sh=sh, testing=args.test)
     MongoConnector = MongoConnect(config, daq_config, logger, control_mc, runs_mc, Hypervisor, args.test)
     DAQControl = DAQController(config, daq_config, MongoConnector, logger, Hypervisor)
+    # connect the triangle
+    hypervisor.mongo_connect = MongoConnector
+    hypervisor.daq_controller = DAQControl
 
     sleep_period = int(config['PollFrequency'])