diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd76d51..87f1818 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -265,6 +265,14 @@ publishing:
   delete_old_ads: "AFTER_PUBLISH" # one of: AFTER_PUBLISH, BEFORE_PUBLISH, NEVER
   delete_old_ads_by_title: true # only works if delete_old_ads is set to BEFORE_PUBLISH
 
+# captcha-Handling (optional)
+# To ensure that the bot does not require manual confirmation after a captcha, but instead automatically pauses for a defined period and then restarts, you can enable the captcha section:
+
+captcha:
+  auto_restart: true  # If true, the bot aborts when a Captcha appears and retries publishing later
+                      # If false (default), the Captcha must be solved manually to continue
+  restart_delay: 1h 30m  # Time to wait before retrying after a Captcha was encountered (default: 6h)
+
 # browser configuration
 browser:
   # https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/
diff --git a/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/__init__.py b/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/__init__.py
index 8499d6a..77c9ef6 100644
--- a/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/__init__.py
+++ b/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/__init__.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from . import extract, resources
 from ._version import __version__
 from .ads import calculate_content_hash, get_description_affixes
 from .utils import dicts, error_handlers, loggers, misc
+from .utils.exceptions import CaptchaEncountered
 from .utils.files import abspath
 from .utils.i18n import Locale, get_current_locale, pluralize, set_current_locale
 from .utils.misc import ainput, ensure, is_frozen, parse_datetime, parse_decimal
@@ -773,7 +774,16 @@ class KleinanzeigenBot(WebScrapingMixin):
         # wait for captcha
         #############################
         try:
-            await self.web_find(By.CSS_SELECTOR, "iframe[name^='a-'][src^='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api2/anchor?']", timeout = 2)
+            await self.web_find(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR,
+                "iframe[name^='a-'][src^='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api2/anchor?']",
+                timeout = 2)
+
+            if self.config.get("captcha", {}).get("auto_restart", False):
+                LOG.warning("Captcha recognized - auto-restart enabled, abort run...")
+                raise CaptchaEncountered(misc.parse_duration(self.config.get("captcha", {}).get("restart_delay", "6h")))
+
+            # Fallback: manuell
             LOG.warning("############################################")
             LOG.warning("# Captcha present! Please solve the captcha.")
             LOG.warning("############################################")
@@ -1128,7 +1138,7 @@ class KleinanzeigenBot(WebScrapingMixin):
             else dicts.safe_get(ad_cfg, "description", "prefix")
             if dicts.safe_get(ad_cfg, "description", "prefix") is not None
             # 3. Global prefix from config
-            else get_description_affixes(self.config, prefix=True)
+            else get_description_affixes(self.config, prefix = True)
             or ""  # Default to empty string if all sources are None
         )
 
@@ -1140,7 +1150,7 @@ class KleinanzeigenBot(WebScrapingMixin):
             else dicts.safe_get(ad_cfg, "description", "suffix")
             if dicts.safe_get(ad_cfg, "description", "suffix") is not None
             # 3. Global suffix from config
-            else get_description_affixes(self.config, prefix=False)
+            else get_description_affixes(self.config, prefix = False)
             or ""  # Default to empty string if all sources are None
         )
 
diff --git a/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/__main__.py b/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/__main__.py
index 68d54fe..e970750 100644
--- a/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/__main__.py
+++ b/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/__main__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,23 @@ SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © Sebastian Thomschke and contributors
 SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 SPDX-ArtifactOfProjectHomePage: https://github.com/Second-Hand-Friends/kleinanzeigen-bot/
 """
-import sys
-import kleinanzeigen_bot
+import sys, time
+from gettext import gettext as _
 
-kleinanzeigen_bot.main(sys.argv)
+import kleinanzeigen_bot
+from kleinanzeigen_bot.utils.exceptions import CaptchaEncountered
+from kleinanzeigen_bot.utils.misc import format_timedelta
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# Main loop: run bot → if captcha → sleep → restart
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+while True:
+    try:
+        kleinanzeigen_bot.main(sys.argv)  # runs & returns when finished
+        sys.exit(0)  # not using `break` to prevent process closing issues
+
+    except CaptchaEncountered as ex:
+        delay = ex.restart_delay
+        print(_("[INFO] Captcha detected. Sleeping %s before restart...") % format_timedelta(delay))
+        time.sleep(delay.total_seconds())
+        # loop continues and starts a fresh run
diff --git a/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/resources/translations.de.yaml b/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/resources/translations.de.yaml
index 099abc5..6e06a2c 100644
--- a/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/resources/translations.de.yaml
+++ b/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/resources/translations.de.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ getopt.py:
   short_has_arg:
     "option -%s not recognized": "Option -%s unbekannt"
 
+#################################################
+kleinanzeigen_bot/__main__.py:
+#################################################
+  module:
+    "[INFO] Captcha detected. Sleeping %s before restart...": "[INFO] Captcha erkannt. Warte %s h bis zum Neustart..."
 
 #################################################
 kleinanzeigen_bot/__init__.py:
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ kleinanzeigen_bot/__init__.py:
     " -> SUCCESS: ad published with ID %s": " -> ERFOLG: Anzeige mit ID %s veröffentlicht"
     " -> effective ad meta:": " -> effektive Anzeigen-Metadaten:"
     "Could not set city from location": "Stadt konnte nicht aus dem Standort gesetzt werden"
+    "Captcha recognized - auto-restart enabled, abort run...": "Captcha erkannt - Auto-Neustart aktiviert, Durchlauf wird beendet..."
 
   __set_condition:
     "Unable to close condition dialog!": "Kann den Dialog für Artikelzustand nicht schließen!"
diff --git a/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/utils/exceptions.py b/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/utils/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fb09de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/utils/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"""
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © Sebastian Thomschke and contributors
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+SPDX-ArtifactOfProjectHomePage: https://github.com/Second-Hand-Friends/kleinanzeigen-bot/
+"""
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+
+class KleinanzeigenBotError(RuntimeError):
+    """Base class for all custom bot-related exceptions."""
+
+
+class CaptchaEncountered(KleinanzeigenBotError):
+    """Raised when a Captcha was detected and auto-restart is enabled."""
+
+    def __init__(self, restart_delay: timedelta):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.restart_delay = restart_delay
diff --git a/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/utils/loggers.py b/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/utils/loggers.py
index dcc1bf9..6ac4a48 100644
--- a/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/utils/loggers.py
+++ b/src/kleinanzeigen_bot/utils/loggers.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ LOG_ROOT:Final[logging.Logger] = logging.getLogger()
 
 
 def configure_console_logging() -> None:
+    # if a StreamHandler already exists, do not append it again
+    if any(isinstance(h, logging.StreamHandler) for h in LOG_ROOT.handlers):
+        return
 
     class CustomFormatter(logging.Formatter):
         LEVEL_COLORS = {