diff --git a/src/manager.c b/src/manager.c
index 9b13ca2..38e71a6 100644
--- a/src/manager.c
+++ b/src/manager.c
@@ -145,7 +145,35 @@ void modem_configure(struct EG25Manager *manager)
     at_sequence_configure(manager);
 }
 
-static gboolean modem_reset_done(struct EG25Manager* manager)
+static gboolean modem_gpio_reset_done(struct EG25Manager *manager)
+{
+    gpio_sequence_poweron(manager);
+    manager->modem_state = EG25_STATE_POWERED;
+    manager->complete_reset_timer = 0;
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static gboolean modem_at_reset_done(struct EG25Manager* manager)
+{
+    /*
+     * If the modem was successfully rebooted, then we should have received
+     * "RDY" by now which will transition the state to started.
+     */
+    if (manager->modem_state != EG25_STATE_RESETTING) {
+        manager->complete_reset_timer = 0;
+        return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+    }
+
+    g_message("AT reset failed, falling back to GPIO reset");
+
+    gpio_sequence_shutdown(manager);
+    manager->complete_reset_timer = g_timeout_add_seconds(30, G_SOURCE_FUNC(modem_gpio_reset_done), manager);
+
+    return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
+}
+
+static gboolean modem_rebind_done(struct EG25Manager* manager)
 {
     manager->modem_state = EG25_STATE_RESUMING;
     manager->complete_reset_timer = 0;
@@ -223,7 +251,7 @@ gboolean modem_reset(struct EG25Manager *manager)
      * 3s is long enough to make sure the modem has been bound back and
      * short enough to ensure it hasn't been acquired by ModemManager
      */
-    manager->complete_reset_timer = g_timeout_add_seconds(3, G_SOURCE_FUNC(modem_reset_done), manager);
+    manager->complete_reset_timer = g_timeout_add_seconds(3, G_SOURCE_FUNC(modem_rebind_done), manager);
 
     return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
 
@@ -241,7 +269,7 @@ error:
     at_sequence_reset(manager);
 
     // Setup timer for making sure we don't queue other reset commands
-    manager->complete_reset_timer = g_timeout_add_seconds(30, G_SOURCE_FUNC(modem_reset_done), manager);
+    manager->complete_reset_timer = g_timeout_add_seconds(30, G_SOURCE_FUNC(modem_at_reset_done), manager);
 
     return G_SOURCE_REMOVE;
 }