diff --git a/format/refresh-journey-req.js b/format/refresh-journey-req.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5504b32b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/format/refresh-journey-req.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const formatRefreshJourneyReq = (ctx, refreshToken) => {
+	const {profile, opt} = ctx
+
+	return {
+		meth: 'Reconstruction',
+		req: {
+			ctxRecon: refreshToken,
+			getIST: true, // todo: make an option
+			getPasslist: !!opt.stopovers,
+			getPolyline: !!opt.polylines,
+			getTariff: !!opt.tickets
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+module.exports = formatRefreshJourneyReq
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c54487fd..aaf9b9f3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -249,16 +249,9 @@ const createClient = (profile, userAgent, opt = {}) => {
 			remarks: true // parse & expose hints & warnings?
 		}, opt)
 
-		return profile.request({profile, opt}, userAgent, {
-			meth: 'Reconstruction',
-			req: {
-				ctxRecon: refreshToken,
-				getIST: true, // todo: make an option
-				getPasslist: !!opt.stopovers,
-				getPolyline: !!opt.polylines,
-				getTariff: !!opt.tickets
-			}
-		})
+		const req = profile.formatRefreshJourneyReq({profile, opt}, refreshToken)
+
+		return profile.request({profile, opt}, userAgent, req)
 		.then(({res, common}) => {
 			if (!Array.isArray(res.outConL) || !res.outConL[0]) {
 				throw new Error('invalid response')
diff --git a/lib/default-profile.js b/lib/default-profile.js
index a1cce89e..b50ee4c9 100644
--- a/lib/default-profile.js
+++ b/lib/default-profile.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const formatNearbyReq = require('../format/nearby-req')
 const formatTripReq = require('../format/trip-req')
 const formatRadarReq = require('../format/radar-req')
 const formatReachableFromReq = require('../format/reachable-from-req')
+const formatRefreshJourneyReq = require('../format/refresh-journey-req')
 
 const parseDateTime = require('../parse/date-time')
 const parsePlatform = require('../parse/platform')
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ const defaultProfile = {
 	formatTripReq,
 	formatRadarReq,
 	formatReachableFromReq,
+	formatRefreshJourneyReq,
 	transformJourneysQuery: id,
 
 	parseDateTime,
diff --git a/lib/validate-profile.js b/lib/validate-profile.js
index 248be58f..80b670ec 100644
--- a/lib/validate-profile.js
+++ b/lib/validate-profile.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const types = {
 	formatTripReq: 'function',
 	formatRadarReq: 'function',
 	formatReachableFromReq: 'function',
+	formatRefreshJourneyReq: 'function',
 	transformJourneysQuery: 'function',
 
 	products: 'array',
diff --git a/p/vsn/index.js b/p/vsn/index.js
index f029a707..b8526946 100644
--- a/p/vsn/index.js
+++ b/p/vsn/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ const transformReqBody = (ctx, body) => {
 	return body
 }
 
+const formatRefreshJourneyReq = (ctx, refreshToken) => {
+	const {profile, opt} = ctx
+
+	return {
+		meth: 'Reconstruction',
+		req: {
+			outReconL: [{ctx: refreshToken}],
+			getIST: true, // todo: make an option
+			getPasslist: !!opt.stopovers,
+			getPolyline: !!opt.polylines,
+			getTariff: !!opt.tickets
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 const vsnProfile = {
 	locale: 'de-DE',
 	timezone: 'Europe/Berlin',
@@ -22,6 +37,7 @@ const vsnProfile = {
 	addMicMac: true,
 
 	transformReqBody,
+	formatRefreshJourneyReq,
 
 	products: products,