diff --git a/main/ZgatewayBT.ino b/main/ZgatewayBT.ino
index c6d91dc..6bf67ba 100644
--- a/main/ZgatewayBT.ino
+++ b/main/ZgatewayBT.ino
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ void BLEconnect() {
               if (pRemoteCharacteristic->canNotify()) {
                 Log.trace(F("Registering notification" CR));
                 pRemoteCharacteristic->subscribe(true, notifyCB);
+                delay(BLE_CNCT_TIMEOUT);
+                pClient->disconnect();
               } else {
                 Log.notice(F("Failed registering notification" CR));
                 pClient->disconnect();
diff --git a/main/config_BT.h b/main/config_BT.h
index 11c25a1..08691c2 100644
--- a/main/config_BT.h
+++ b/main/config_BT.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern void MQTTtoBT(char* topicOri, JsonObject& RFdata);
 #define BLEdelimiterLength 16
 #define CRLR               "0d0a"
 #define CRLR_Length        4
+#define BLE_CNCT_TIMEOUT   3000
 
 #define ServicedataMinLength 29