diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/cli/CoderCLIManager.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/cli/CoderCLIManager.kt
index ae1fd6a1..b4ee61e0 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/cli/CoderCLIManager.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/cli/CoderCLIManager.kt
@@ -451,6 +451,21 @@ class CoderCLIManager(
         return matches
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Start a workspace.
+     *
+     * Throws if the command execution fails.
+     */
+    fun startWorkspace(workspaceOwner: String, workspaceName: String): String {
+        return exec(
+            "--global-config",
+            coderConfigPath.toString(),
+            "start",
+            "--yes",
+            workspaceOwner+"/"+workspaceName,
+        )
+    }
+
     private fun exec(vararg args: String): String {
         val stdout =
             ProcessExecutor()
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/sdk/CoderRestClient.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/sdk/CoderRestClient.kt
index 9108ed61..40d5934a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/sdk/CoderRestClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/sdk/CoderRestClient.kt
@@ -227,18 +227,6 @@ open class CoderRestClient(
         return templateResponse.body()!!
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @throws [APIResponseException].
-     */
-    fun startWorkspace(workspace: Workspace): WorkspaceBuild {
-        val buildRequest = CreateWorkspaceBuildRequest(null, WorkspaceTransition.START)
-        val buildResponse = retroRestClient.createWorkspaceBuild(workspace.id, buildRequest).execute()
-        if (buildResponse.code() != HttpURLConnection.HTTP_CREATED) {
-            throw APIResponseException("start workspace ${workspace.name}", url, buildResponse)
-        }
-        return buildResponse.body()!!
-    }
-
     /**
      * @throws [APIResponseException].
      */
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/CoderGatewayRecentWorkspaceConnectionsView.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/CoderGatewayRecentWorkspaceConnectionsView.kt
index 027f291e..ded8edfa 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/CoderGatewayRecentWorkspaceConnectionsView.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/CoderGatewayRecentWorkspaceConnectionsView.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package com.coder.gateway.views
 import com.coder.gateway.CoderGatewayBundle
 import com.coder.gateway.CoderGatewayConstants
 import com.coder.gateway.CoderRemoteConnectionHandle
+import com.coder.gateway.cli.CoderCLIManager
+import com.coder.gateway.cli.ensureCLI
 import com.coder.gateway.icons.CoderIcons
 import com.coder.gateway.models.WorkspaceAgentListModel
 import com.coder.gateway.models.WorkspaceProjectIDE
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@ data class DeploymentInfo(
     var items: List<WorkspaceAgentListModel>? = null,
     // Null if there have not been any errors yet.
     var error: String? = null,
+    // Null if unable to ensure the CLI is downloaded.
+    var cli: CoderCLIManager? = null,
 )
 
 class CoderGatewayRecentWorkspaceConnectionsView(private val setContentCallback: (Component) -> Unit) :
@@ -232,10 +236,10 @@ class CoderGatewayRecentWorkspaceConnectionsView(private val setContentCallback:
                                 if (enableLinks) {
                                     cell(
                                         ActionLink(workspaceProjectIDE.projectPathDisplay) {
-                                            withoutNull(deployment?.client, workspaceWithAgent?.workspace) { client, workspace ->
+                                            withoutNull(deployment?.cli, workspaceWithAgent?.workspace) { cli, workspace ->
                                                 CoderRemoteConnectionHandle().connect {
                                                     if (listOf(WorkspaceStatus.STOPPED, WorkspaceStatus.CANCELED, WorkspaceStatus.FAILED).contains(workspace.latestBuild.status)) {
-                                                        client.startWorkspace(workspace)
+                                                        cli.startWorkspace(workspace.ownerName, workspace.name)
                                                     }
                                                     workspaceProjectIDE
                                                 }
@@ -358,6 +362,19 @@ class CoderGatewayRecentWorkspaceConnectionsView(private val setContentCallback:
                         throw Exception("Unable to make request; token was not found in CLI config.")
                     }
 
+                    val cli = ensureCLI(
+                        deploymentURL.toURL(),
+                        client.buildInfo().version,
+                        settings,
+                    )
+
+                    // We only need to log the cli in if we have token-based auth.
+                    // Otherwise, we assume it is set up in the same way the plugin
+                    // is with mTLS.
+                    if (client.token != null) {
+                        cli.login(client.token)
+                    }
+
                     // This is purely to populate the current user, which is
                     // used to match workspaces that were not recorded with owner
                     // information.
@@ -378,6 +395,7 @@ class CoderGatewayRecentWorkspaceConnectionsView(private val setContentCallback:
                     }
 
                     deployment.client = client
+                    deployment.cli = cli
                     deployment.items = items
                     deployment.error = null
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/steps/CoderWorkspacesStepView.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/steps/CoderWorkspacesStepView.kt
index 45516507..53a67c37 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/steps/CoderWorkspacesStepView.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/coder/gateway/views/steps/CoderWorkspacesStepView.kt
@@ -303,13 +303,13 @@ class CoderWorkspacesStepView :
             CoderIcons.RUN,
         ) {
         override fun actionPerformed(p0: AnActionEvent) {
-            withoutNull(client, tableOfWorkspaces.selectedObject?.workspace) { c, workspace ->
+            withoutNull(cliManager, tableOfWorkspaces.selectedObject?.workspace) { cliManager, workspace ->
                 jobs[workspace.id]?.cancel()
                 jobs[workspace.id] =
                     cs.launch(ModalityState.current().asContextElement()) {
                         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                             try {
-                                c.startWorkspace(workspace)
+                                cliManager.startWorkspace(workspace.ownerName, workspace.name)
                                 loadWorkspaces()
                             } catch (e: Exception) {
                                 logger.error("Could not start workspace ${workspace.name}", e)
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ class CoderWorkspacesStepView :
             cs.launch(ModalityState.current().asContextElement()) {
                 while (isActive) {
                     loadWorkspaces()
-                    delay(5000)
+                    delay(1000)
                 }
             }
     }