diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
index cfa192d2..d7bde89f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/ControlCenter.java
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@ import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.miband.MiBandConst;
 
 public class ControlCenter extends Activity {
 
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ControlCenter.class);
 
     public static final String ACTION_QUIT
             = "nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbride.controlcenter.action.quit";
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ public class ControlCenter extends Activity {
                     refreshPairedDevices();
                     break;
                 case GBDevice.ACTION_DEVICE_CHANGED:
-                    GBDevice dev = intent.getParcelableExtra("device");
+                    GBDevice dev = intent.getParcelableExtra(GBDevice.EXTRA_DEVICE);
                     if (dev.getAddress() != null) {
                         int index = deviceList.indexOf(dev); // search by address
                         if (index >= 0) {
@@ -68,7 +72,8 @@ public class ControlCenter extends Activity {
                     }
                     refreshPairedDevices();
 
-                    if (dev.isConnected() && dev.getFirmwareVersion() == null) {
+                    if (dev.isConnected() && dev.getFirmwareVersion() == null && !dev.isInitializing()) {
+                        LOG.info("device connected, requesting more info");
                         requestDeviceInfo();
                     }
                     break;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBDevice.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBDevice.java
index 42cafaa8..9ddbdb28 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBDevice.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBDevice.java
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ public class GBDevice implements Parcelable {
         return mState.ordinal() >= State.CONNECTED.ordinal();
     }
 
+    public boolean isInitializing() {
+        return mState == State.INITIALIZING;
+    }
+
     public boolean isInitialized() {
         return mState.ordinal() >= State.INITIALIZED.ordinal();
     }
@@ -118,7 +122,9 @@ public class GBDevice implements Parcelable {
 
     public void setState(State state) {
         mState = state;
-        unsetDynamicState();
+        if (state.ordinal() <= State.CONNECTED.ordinal()) {
+            unsetDynamicState();
+        }
     }
 
     private void unsetDynamicState() {
@@ -136,6 +142,8 @@ public class GBDevice implements Parcelable {
                 return GBApplication.getContext().getString(R.string.connecting);
             case CONNECTED:
                 return GBApplication.getContext().getString(R.string.connected);
+            case INITIALIZING:
+                return GBApplication.getContext().getString(R.string.initializing);
             case INITIALIZED:
                 return GBApplication.getContext().getString(R.string.initialized);
         }
@@ -238,6 +246,7 @@ public class GBDevice implements Parcelable {
         NOT_CONNECTED,
         CONNECTING,
         CONNECTED,
+        INITIALIZING,
         INITIALIZED
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport.java
index 9764dfe7..5ad8b139 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport extends AbstractDeviceSupport im
         if (!isInitialized()) {
             // first, add a transaction that performs device initialization
             TransactionBuilder builder = createTransactionBuilder("Initialize device");
+            builder.add(new CheckInitializedAction(gbDevice));
             initializeDevice(builder).queue(getQueue());
         }
         return createTransactionBuilder(taskName);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/BtLEQueue.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/BtLEQueue.java
index 5de3cffd..c5126024 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/BtLEQueue.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/BtLEQueue.java
@@ -87,15 +87,14 @@ public final class BtLEQueue {
                         }
                     }
                 } catch (InterruptedException ignored) {
-                    mWaitForActionResultLatch = null;
                     mConnectionLatch = null;
                     LOG.debug("Thread interrupted");
                 } catch (Throwable ex) {
                     LOG.error("Queue Dispatch Thread died: " + ex.getMessage());
                     mCrashed = true;
-                    mWaitForActionResultLatch = null;
                     mConnectionLatch = null;
                 } finally {
+                    mWaitForActionResultLatch = null;
                     mWaitCharacteristic = null;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/CheckInitializedAction.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/CheckInitializedAction.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eafdf750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/btle/CheckInitializedAction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.btle;
+
+import android.bluetooth.BluetoothGatt;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBDevice;
+
+/**
+ * A special action that is executed at the very front of the initialization
+ * sequence (transaction). It will abort the entire initialization sequence
+ * by returning false, when the device is already initialized.
+ */
+public class CheckInitializedAction extends BtLEAction {
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(CheckInitializedAction.class);
+
+    private final GBDevice device;
+
+    public CheckInitializedAction(GBDevice gbDevice) {
+        device = gbDevice;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean run(BluetoothGatt gatt) {
+        boolean continueWithOtherInitActions = !device.isInitialized();
+        if (!continueWithOtherInitActions) {
+            LOG.info("Aborting device initialization, because already initialized: " + device);
+        }
+        return continueWithOtherInitActions;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean expectsResult() {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/MiBandSupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/MiBandSupport.java
index cb2f3bea..8847225e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/MiBandSupport.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/MiBandSupport.java
@@ -55,15 +55,27 @@ public class MiBandSupport extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
 
     @Override
     protected TransactionBuilder initializeDevice(TransactionBuilder builder) {
+        builder.add(new SetDeviceStateAction(getDevice(), State.INITIALIZING, getContext()));
         pair(builder)
                 .sendUserInfo(builder)
                 .enableNotifications(builder, true)
                 .setCurrentTime(builder)
-                .requestBatteryInfo(builder);
+                .requestBatteryInfo(builder)
+                .setInitialized(builder);
 
         return builder;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Last action of initialization sequence. Sets the device to initialized.
+     * It is only invoked if all other actions were successfully run, so the device
+     * must be initialized, then.
+     * @param builder
+     */
+    private void setInitialized(TransactionBuilder builder) {
+        builder.add(new SetDeviceStateAction(getDevice(), State.INITIALIZED, getContext()));
+    }
+
     // TODO: tear down the notifications on quit
     private MiBandSupport enableNotifications(TransactionBuilder builder, boolean enable) {
         builder.notify(getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_NOTIFICATION), enable)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/SetDeviceStateAction.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/SetDeviceStateAction.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..673e2a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/miband/SetDeviceStateAction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.miband;
+
+import android.bluetooth.BluetoothGatt;
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBDevice;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.btle.BtLEAction;
+
+public class SetDeviceStateAction extends BtLEAction {
+    private final GBDevice device;
+    private final GBDevice.State deviceState;
+    private final Context context;
+
+    public SetDeviceStateAction(GBDevice device, GBDevice.State deviceState, Context context) {
+        this.device = device;
+        this.deviceState = deviceState;
+        this.context = context;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean run(BluetoothGatt gatt) {
+        device.setState(deviceState);
+        device.sendDeviceUpdateIntent(getContext());
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean expectsResult() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public Context getContext() {
+        return context;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index d297f632..52d30e88 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -104,5 +104,6 @@
     <string name="title_activity_sleepmonitor">Sleep Monitor</string>
     <string name="pref_log_to_file">LogToFile</string>
     <string name="pref_write_logfiles">Write Log Files (needs restart)</string>
+    <string name="initializing">initializing</string>
 
 </resources>