diff --git a/deploy/hyperion.tar.gz.REMOVED.git-id b/deploy/hyperion.tar.gz.REMOVED.git-id
index a48b195a..288cb926 100644
--- a/deploy/hyperion.tar.gz.REMOVED.git-id
+++ b/deploy/hyperion.tar.gz.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -1 +1 @@
-e80ba1bef0cc5983a767b293f0c5915c2535a47f
\ No newline at end of file
+ab3338d1164469e008bd9635c817659b6e528a1f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/utils/Sleep.h b/include/utils/Sleep.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2c55815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/utils/Sleep.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QThread>
+
+class Sleep : protected QThread {
+public:
+   static inline void msleep(unsigned long msecs) {
+	   QThread::msleep(msecs);
+   }
+};
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceAdalight.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceAdalight.cpp
index f19bb4be..47c09278 100644
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceAdalight.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceAdalight.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 // hyperion local includes
 #include "LedDeviceAdalight.h"
 
-LedDeviceAdalight::LedDeviceAdalight(const std::string& outputDevice, const unsigned baudrate) :
-	LedRs232Device(outputDevice, baudrate),
+LedDeviceAdalight::LedDeviceAdalight(const std::string& outputDevice, const unsigned baudrate, int delayAfterConnect_ms) :
+	LedRs232Device(outputDevice, baudrate, delayAfterConnect_ms),
 	_ledBuffer(0),
 	_timer()
 {
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceAdalight.h b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceAdalight.h
index 30e7bfb7..3621c5ca 100644
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceAdalight.h
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceAdalight.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
 	/// @param outputDevice The name of the output device (eg '/dev/ttyS0')
 	/// @param baudrate The used baudrate for writing to the output device
 	///
-	LedDeviceAdalight(const std::string& outputDevice, const unsigned baudrate);
+	LedDeviceAdalight(const std::string& outputDevice, const unsigned baudrate, int delayAfterConnect_ms);
 
 	///
 	/// Writes the led color values to the led-device
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp
index 71aeda06..76eb0137 100755
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedDeviceFactory.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ LedDevice * LedDeviceFactory::construct(const Json::Value & deviceConfig)
 	{
 		const std::string output = deviceConfig["output"].asString();
 		const unsigned rate      = deviceConfig["rate"].asInt();
+		const int delay_ms       = deviceConfig["delayAfterConnect"].asInt();
 
-		LedDeviceAdalight* deviceAdalight = new LedDeviceAdalight(output, rate);
+		LedDeviceAdalight* deviceAdalight = new LedDeviceAdalight(output, rate, delay_ms);
 		deviceAdalight->open();
 
 		device = deviceAdalight;
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedRs232Device.cpp b/libsrc/leddevice/LedRs232Device.cpp
index 6bc3560b..c8c185a4 100644
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedRs232Device.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedRs232Device.cpp
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 
 // Local Hyperion includes
 #include "LedRs232Device.h"
+#include "utils/Sleep.h"
 
 
-LedRs232Device::LedRs232Device(const std::string& outputDevice, const unsigned baudrate) :
-	mDeviceName(outputDevice),
-	mBaudRate_Hz(baudrate),
+LedRs232Device::LedRs232Device(const std::string& outputDevice, const unsigned baudrate, int delayAfterConnect_ms) :
+	_deviceName(outputDevice),
+	_baudRate_Hz(baudrate),
+	_delayAfterConnect_ms(delayAfterConnect_ms),
 	_rs232Port()
 {
 	// empty
@@ -31,10 +33,15 @@ int LedRs232Device::open()
 {
 	try
 	{
-		std::cout << "Opening UART: " << mDeviceName << std::endl;
-		_rs232Port.setPort(mDeviceName);
-		_rs232Port.setBaudrate(mBaudRate_Hz);
+		std::cout << "Opening UART: " << _deviceName << std::endl;
+		_rs232Port.setPort(_deviceName);
+		_rs232Port.setBaudrate(_baudRate_Hz);
 		_rs232Port.open();
+
+		if (_delayAfterConnect_ms > 0)
+		{
+			Sleep::msleep(_delayAfterConnect_ms);
+		}
 	}
 	catch (const std::exception& e)
 	{
diff --git a/libsrc/leddevice/LedRs232Device.h b/libsrc/leddevice/LedRs232Device.h
index 856a80fe..f8154581 100644
--- a/libsrc/leddevice/LedRs232Device.h
+++ b/libsrc/leddevice/LedRs232Device.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public:
 	/// @param[in] outputDevice The name of the output device (eg '/etc/ttyS0')
 	/// @param[in] baudrate The used baudrate for writing to the output device
 	///
-	LedRs232Device(const std::string& outputDevice, const unsigned baudrate);
+	LedRs232Device(const std::string& outputDevice, const unsigned baudrate, int delayAfterConnect_ms = 0);
 
 	///
 	/// Destructor of the LedDevice; closes the output device if it is open
@@ -45,9 +45,13 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 	/// The name of the output device
-	const std::string mDeviceName;
+	const std::string _deviceName;
+
 	/// The used baudrate of the output device
-	const int mBaudRate_Hz;
+	const int _baudRate_Hz;
+
+	/// Sleep after the connect before continuing
+	const int _delayAfterConnect_ms;
 
 	/// The RS232 serial-device
 	serial::Serial _rs232Port;
diff --git a/libsrc/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 52094a61..b1f0709e 100644
--- a/libsrc/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ add_library(hyperion-utils
 		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/ColorRgba.h
 		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ColorRgba.cpp
 		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/Image.h
+		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/Sleep.h
 
 		${CURRENT_HEADER_DIR}/HsvTransform.h
 		${CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/HsvTransform.cpp