diff --git a/src/rai_bench/rai_bench/examples/o3de_test_benchmark.py b/src/rai_bench/rai_bench/examples/o3de_test_benchmark.py
index 44b18cf39..86528922f 100644
--- a/src/rai_bench/rai_bench/examples/o3de_test_benchmark.py
+++ b/src/rai_bench/rai_bench/examples/o3de_test_benchmark.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 import rclpy
 from langchain.tools import BaseTool
+from rai_open_set_vision.tools import GetGrabbingPointTool
+
 from rai.agents.conversational_agent import create_conversational_agent
 from rai.communication.ros2.connectors import ROS2ARIConnector
 from rai.tools.ros.manipulation import (
@@ -32,8 +34,6 @@
     GetROS2TopicsNamesAndTypesTool,
 )
 from rai.utils.model_initialization import get_llm_model
-from rai_open_set_vision.tools import GetGrabbingPointTool
-
 from rai_bench.benchmark_model import Benchmark
 from rai_bench.o3de_test_bench.scenarios import (
     easy_scenarios,
@@ -164,26 +164,31 @@
 
     all_scenarios = t_scenarios + e_scenarios + m_scenarios + h_scenarios + vh_scenarios
     o3de = O3DEngineArmManipulationBridge(connector, logger=agent_logger)
-    # define benchamrk
-    results_filename = f"{experiment_dir}/results.csv"
-    benchmark = Benchmark(
-        simulation_bridge=o3de,
-        scenarios=all_scenarios,
-        logger=bench_logger,
-        results_filename=results_filename,
-    )
-    for i in range(len(all_scenarios)):
-        agent = create_conversational_agent(
-            llm, tools, system_prompt, logger=agent_logger
+    try:
+        # define benchamrk
+        results_filename = f"{experiment_dir}/results.csv"
+        benchmark = Benchmark(
+            simulation_bridge=o3de,
+            scenarios=all_scenarios,
+            logger=bench_logger,
+            results_filename=results_filename,
         )
-        benchmark.run_next(agent=agent)
-        o3de.reset_arm()
-        time.sleep(0.2)  # admire the end position for a second ;)
-
-    bench_logger.info("===============================================================")
-    bench_logger.info("ALL SCENARIOS DONE. BENCHMARK COMPLETED!")
-    bench_logger.info("===============================================================")
+        for i in range(len(all_scenarios)):
+            agent = create_conversational_agent(
+                llm, tools, system_prompt, logger=agent_logger
+            )
+            benchmark.run_next(agent=agent)
+            o3de.reset_arm()
+            time.sleep(0.2)  # admire the end position for a second ;)
 
-    connector.shutdown()
-    o3de.shutdown()
-    rclpy.shutdown()
+        bench_logger.info(
+            "==============================================================="
+        )
+        bench_logger.info("ALL SCENARIOS DONE. BENCHMARK COMPLETED!")
+        bench_logger.info(
+            "==============================================================="
+        )
+    finally:
+        connector.shutdown()
+        o3de.shutdown()
+        rclpy.shutdown()
diff --git a/src/rai_sim/rai_sim/o3de/o3de_bridge.py b/src/rai_sim/rai_sim/o3de/o3de_bridge.py
index 8fe6fbe0f..33682881e 100644
--- a/src/rai_sim/rai_sim/o3de/o3de_bridge.py
+++ b/src/rai_sim/rai_sim/o3de/o3de_bridge.py
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@
 import yaml
 from geometry_msgs.msg import Point, PoseStamped, Quaternion
 from geometry_msgs.msg import Pose as ROS2Pose
-from rai.communication.ros2.connectors import ROS2ARIConnector, ROS2ARIMessage
-from rai.utils.ros_async import get_future_result
 from std_msgs.msg import Header
-from std_srvs.srv import Trigger
 from tf2_geometry_msgs import do_transform_pose
 
+from rai.communication.ros2.connectors import ROS2ARIConnector, ROS2ARIMessage
+from rai.utils.ros_async import get_future_result
 from rai_interfaces.srv import ManipulatorMoveTo
 from rai_sim.simulation_bridge import (
     Entity,
@@ -396,19 +395,13 @@ def _from_ros2_pose(self, pose: ROS2Pose) -> Pose:
 
 class O3DEngineArmManipulationBridge(O3DExROS2Bridge):
     def reset_arm(self):
-        client = self.connector.node.create_client(
-            Trigger,
-            "/reset_manipulator",
+        self.connector.service_call(
+            ROS2ARIMessage(payload={}),
+            target="/reset_manipulator",
+            msg_type="std_srvs/srv/Trigger",
         )
-        while not client.wait_for_service(timeout_sec=5.0):
-            self.connector.node.get_logger().info("Service not available, waiting...")
-
-        self.connector.node.get_logger().info("Making request to reset manipulator...")
-        request = Trigger.Request()
-        future = client.call_async(request)
-        result = get_future_result(future, timeout_sec=5.0)
 
-        self.connector.node.get_logger().debug(f"Reset manipulator result: {result}")
+        self.connector.node.get_logger().debug("Reset manipulator arm: DONE")
 
     def move_arm(
         self,