diff --git a/mafic/node.py b/mafic/node.py
index 93030da..f6a28fb 100644
--- a/mafic/node.py
+++ b/mafic/node.py
@@ -713,7 +713,16 @@ async def close(self) -> None:
             _log.debug("Connection task cancelled.", extra={"label": self._label})
 
         _log.info("Node %s is now closed.", self._label, extra={"label": self._label})
+        self.cleanup()
+
+    def cleanup(self) -> None:
+        """Cleanup the node, as if it was never connected."""
         self._available = False
+        self._ws = None
+        self._ws_task = None
+        self._connect_task = None
+        self.__session = None
+        self._ready.clear()
 
     async def _ws_listener(self) -> None:
         """Listen for messages from the websocket."""
diff --git a/mafic/pool.py b/mafic/pool.py
index f2bc1c4..791d112 100644
--- a/mafic/pool.py
+++ b/mafic/pool.py
@@ -187,6 +187,25 @@ async def create_node(
             resuming_session_id=resuming_session_id,
         )
 
+        await self.add_node(node)
+        return node
+
+    async def add_node(self, node: Node[ClientT]) -> None:
+        """Add an existing node to this pool.
+
+        .. note::
+
+            You generally do not want this, use :meth:`create_node` instead.
+            This is used for after running :meth:`remove_node` to re-add the node
+            if it has been restarted.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.7
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        node:
+            The node to add.
+        """
         # Add to dictionaries, creating a set or extending it if needed.
         if node.regions:
             for region in node.regions:
@@ -202,11 +221,10 @@ async def create_node(
                     *self._node_shards.get(shard_id, set()),
                 }
 
-        _log.info("Created node, connecting it...", extra={"label": label})
+        _log.info("Created node, connecting it...", extra={"label": node.label})
         await node.connect()
 
-        self._nodes[label] = node
-        return node
+        self._nodes[node.label] = node
 
     async def remove_node(
         self, node: Node[ClientT] | str, *, transfer_players: bool = True