diff --git a/helics/capi.py b/helics/capi.py
index dac669b6..69cd8389 100644
--- a/helics/capi.py
+++ b/helics/capi.py
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ class HelicsHandleOption(IntEnum):
     - **SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY**
     - **MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED**
     - **BUFFER_DATA**
+    - **RECONNECTABLE**
     - **STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING**
     - **RECEIVE_ONLY**
     - **SOURCE_ONLY**
@@ -713,6 +714,7 @@ class HelicsHandleOption(IntEnum):
     SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY = 407  # HelicsHandleOptions
     MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED = 409  # HelicsHandleOptions
     BUFFER_DATA = 411  # HelicsHandleOptions
+    RECONNECTABLE = 412  # HelicsHandleOptions
     STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING = 414  # HelicsHandleOptions
     RECEIVE_ONLY = 422  # HelicsHandleOptions
     SOURCE_ONLY = 423  # HelicsHandleOptions
@@ -724,13 +726,14 @@ class HelicsHandleOption(IntEnum):
     INPUT_PRIORITY_LOCATION = 510  # HelicsHandleOptions
     CLEAR_PRIORITY_LIST = 512  # HelicsHandleOptions
     CONNECTIONS = 522  # HelicsHandleOptions
-
+ 
 
 HELICS_HANDLE_OPTION_CONNECTION_REQUIRED = HelicsHandleOption.CONNECTION_REQUIRED
 HELICS_HANDLE_OPTION_CONNECTION_OPTIONAL = HelicsHandleOption.CONNECTION_OPTIONAL
 HELICS_HANDLE_OPTION_SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY = HelicsHandleOption.SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY
 HELICS_HANDLE_OPTION_MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED = HelicsHandleOption.MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED
 HELICS_HANDLE_OPTION_BUFFER_DATA = HelicsHandleOption.BUFFER_DATA
+HELICS_HANDLE_OPTION_RECONNECTABLE = HelicsHandleOption.RECONNECTABLE
 HELICS_HANDLE_OPTION_STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING = HelicsHandleOption.STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING
 HELICS_HANDLE_OPTION_RECEIVE_ONLY = HelicsHandleOption.RECEIVE_ONLY
 HELICS_HANDLE_OPTION_SOURCE_ONLY = HelicsHandleOption.SOURCE_ONLY
@@ -748,6 +751,7 @@ class HelicsHandleOption(IntEnum):
 helics_handle_option_single_connection_only = HelicsHandleOption.SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY
 helics_handle_option_multiple_connections_allowed = HelicsHandleOption.MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED
 helics_handle_option_buffer_data = HelicsHandleOption.BUFFER_DATA
+helics_handle_option_reconnectable = HelicsHandleOption.RECONNECTABLE
 helics_handle_option_strict_type_checking = HelicsHandleOption.STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING
 helics_handle_option_receive_only = HelicsHandleOption.RECEIVE_ONLY
 helics_handle_option_source_only = HelicsHandleOption.SOURCE_ONLY
diff --git a/tests/test_python_api.py b/tests/test_python_api.py
index f9ee7528..7bced811 100644
--- a/tests/test_python_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_python_api.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_python_api0():
         in repr(sub)
     )
     assert (
-        """{ 'CONNECTION_REQUIRED' = 0, 'CONNECTION_OPTIONAL' = 0, 'SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY' = 0, 'MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED' = 1, 'BUFFER_DATA' = 0, 'STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING' = 0, 'RECEIVE_ONLY' = 0, 'SOURCE_ONLY' = 0, 'IGNORE_UNIT_MISMATCH' = 0, 'ONLY_TRANSMIT_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'ONLY_UPDATE_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'IGNORE_INTERRUPTS' = 0, 'MULTI_INPUT_HANDLING_METHOD' = 0, 'INPUT_PRIORITY_LOCATION' = -1, 'CLEAR_PRIORITY_LIST' = 1, 'CONNECTIONS' = 0 }"""
+        """{ 'CONNECTION_REQUIRED' = 0, 'CONNECTION_OPTIONAL' = 0, 'SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY' = 0, 'MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED' = 1, 'BUFFER_DATA' = 0, 'RECONNECTABLE' = 0, 'STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING' = 0, 'RECEIVE_ONLY' = 0, 'SOURCE_ONLY' = 0, 'IGNORE_UNIT_MISMATCH' = 0, 'ONLY_TRANSMIT_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'ONLY_UPDATE_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'IGNORE_INTERRUPTS' = 0, 'MULTI_INPUT_HANDLING_METHOD' = 0, 'INPUT_PRIORITY_LOCATION' = -1, 'CLEAR_PRIORITY_LIST' = 1, 'CONNECTIONS' = 0 }"""
         in repr(sub.option)
     )
     sub.option["CONNECTION_REQUIRED"] = 1
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_python_api1():
         in repr(sub)
     )
     assert (
-        """{ 'CONNECTION_REQUIRED' = 0, 'CONNECTION_OPTIONAL' = 0, 'SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY' = 0, 'MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED' = 1, 'BUFFER_DATA' = 0, 'STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING' = 0, 'RECEIVE_ONLY' = 0, 'SOURCE_ONLY' = 0, 'IGNORE_UNIT_MISMATCH' = 0, 'ONLY_TRANSMIT_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'ONLY_UPDATE_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'IGNORE_INTERRUPTS' = 0, 'MULTI_INPUT_HANDLING_METHOD' = 0, 'INPUT_PRIORITY_LOCATION' = -1, 'CLEAR_PRIORITY_LIST' = 1, 'CONNECTIONS' = 0 }"""
+        """{ 'CONNECTION_REQUIRED' = 0, 'CONNECTION_OPTIONAL' = 0, 'SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY' = 0, 'MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED' = 1, 'BUFFER_DATA' = 0, 'RECONNECTABLE' = 0, 'STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING' = 0, 'RECEIVE_ONLY' = 0, 'SOURCE_ONLY' = 0, 'IGNORE_UNIT_MISMATCH' = 0, 'ONLY_TRANSMIT_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'ONLY_UPDATE_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'IGNORE_INTERRUPTS' = 0, 'MULTI_INPUT_HANDLING_METHOD' = 0, 'INPUT_PRIORITY_LOCATION' = -1, 'CLEAR_PRIORITY_LIST' = 1, 'CONNECTIONS' = 0 }"""
         in repr(sub.option)
     )
     sub.option["CONNECTION_REQUIRED"] = 1
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def test_python_api1():
     assert sub.info == "hello world"
 
     assert (
-        """{ 'CONNECTION_REQUIRED' = 0, 'CONNECTION_OPTIONAL' = 0, 'SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY' = 0, 'MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED' = 1, 'BUFFER_DATA' = 0, 'STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING' = 0, 'RECEIVE_ONLY' = 0, 'SOURCE_ONLY' = 0, 'IGNORE_UNIT_MISMATCH' = 0, 'ONLY_TRANSMIT_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'ONLY_UPDATE_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'IGNORE_INTERRUPTS' = 0, 'MULTI_INPUT_HANDLING_METHOD' = 0, 'INPUT_PRIORITY_LOCATION' = 0, 'CLEAR_PRIORITY_LIST' = 0, 'CONNECTIONS' = 0 }"""
+        """{ 'CONNECTION_REQUIRED' = 0, 'CONNECTION_OPTIONAL' = 0, 'SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY' = 0, 'MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED' = 1, 'BUFFER_DATA' = 0, 'RECONNECTABLE' = 0, 'STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING' = 0, 'RECEIVE_ONLY' = 0, 'SOURCE_ONLY' = 0, 'IGNORE_UNIT_MISMATCH' = 0, 'ONLY_TRANSMIT_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'ONLY_UPDATE_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'IGNORE_INTERRUPTS' = 0, 'MULTI_INPUT_HANDLING_METHOD' = 0, 'INPUT_PRIORITY_LOCATION' = 0, 'CLEAR_PRIORITY_LIST' = 0, 'CONNECTIONS' = 0 }"""
         in repr(mFed.publications["TestFederate/publication"].option)
     )
     mFed.publications["TestFederate/publication"].option["CONNECTION_REQUIRED"] = 1
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ def test_python_api3():
     source_filter1.add_source_target("ep1")
 
     assert (
-        """<{ 'CONNECTION_REQUIRED' = 0, 'CONNECTION_OPTIONAL' = 0, 'SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY' = 0, 'MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED' = 0, 'BUFFER_DATA' = 0, 'STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING' = 0, 'RECEIVE_ONLY' = 0, 'SOURCE_ONLY' = 0, 'IGNORE_UNIT_MISMATCH' = 0, 'ONLY_TRANSMIT_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'ONLY_UPDATE_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'IGNORE_INTERRUPTS' = 0, 'MULTI_INPUT_HANDLING_METHOD' = 0, 'INPUT_PRIORITY_LOCATION' = 0, 'CLEAR_PRIORITY_LIST' = 0, 'CONNECTIONS' = 0 }>"""
+        """<{ 'CONNECTION_REQUIRED' = 0, 'CONNECTION_OPTIONAL' = 0, 'SINGLE_CONNECTION_ONLY' = 0, 'MULTIPLE_CONNECTIONS_ALLOWED' = 0, 'BUFFER_DATA' = 0, 'RECONNECTABLE' = 0, 'STRICT_TYPE_CHECKING' = 0, 'RECEIVE_ONLY' = 0, 'SOURCE_ONLY' = 0, 'IGNORE_UNIT_MISMATCH' = 0, 'ONLY_TRANSMIT_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'ONLY_UPDATE_ON_CHANGE' = 0, 'IGNORE_INTERRUPTS' = 0, 'MULTI_INPUT_HANDLING_METHOD' = 0, 'INPUT_PRIORITY_LOCATION' = 0, 'CLEAR_PRIORITY_LIST' = 0, 'CONNECTIONS' = 0 }>"""
         in repr(source_filter1.option)
     )