diff --git a/pkg/v2/command/command.go b/pkg/v2/command/command.go
index eb6d508..07b5f0f 100644
--- a/pkg/v2/command/command.go
+++ b/pkg/v2/command/command.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ type RemoteData struct {
 // recreate a complete protobuf message from multiple chunks
 // each new message is sent to handleData
 func (c *Command) processData(read_size int, size_to_read int, buffer *[]byte, total_data *[]byte) int {
-
 	if read_size < size_to_read {
 		// not enough data
 		size_to_read -= read_size
@@ -154,6 +153,9 @@ func (c *Command) Connect() error {
 
 	c.sendConfiguration()
 
+	// wait for the device to be ready
+	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 500)
+
 	return nil
 }