diff --git a/global.h b/global.h
index 29f2261..0ec02ee 100644
--- a/global.h
+++ b/global.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 
 #define PROGRAM_NAME          "DSRemote"
-#define PROGRAM_VERSION       "0.34_1702041507"
+#define PROGRAM_VERSION       "0.34_1702162027"
 
 #define MAX_PATHLEN            4096
 
diff --git a/interface.cpp b/interface.cpp
index 6f64b77..2407dd7 100644
--- a/interface.cpp
+++ b/interface.cpp
@@ -3077,15 +3077,7 @@ void UI_Mainwindow::autoButtonClicked()
 
   tmc_write(":AUT");
 
-  qApp->processEvents();
-
-  usleep(20000);
-
-  qApp->processEvents();
-
-  sleep(2);
-
-  get_device_settings();
+  get_device_settings(7);
 
   scrn_timer->start(devparms.screentimerival);
 }
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 3cd54aa..b0ee406 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ void UI_Mainwindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *cl_event)
 }
 
 
-int UI_Mainwindow::get_device_settings()
+int UI_Mainwindow::get_device_settings(int delay)
 {
   int chn;
 
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ int UI_Mainwindow::get_device_settings()
 
   read_settings_thread rd_set_thrd;
   rd_set_thrd.set_device(device);
+  rd_set_thrd.set_delay(delay);
   rd_set_thrd.set_devparm_ptr(&devparms);
   rd_set_thrd.start();
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index aeadc6a..7eca52c 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ private:
   double get_stepsize_divide_by_1000(double);
   inline unsigned char reverse_bitorder_8(unsigned char);
   inline unsigned int reverse_bitorder_32(unsigned int);
+  int get_device_settings(int delay=0);
 
 private slots:
 
@@ -261,7 +262,6 @@ private slots:
   void open_connection();
   void close_connection();
   void open_settings_dialog();
-  int get_device_settings();
   void save_screen_waveform();
   void get_deep_memory_waveform();
   void save_screenshot();
diff --git a/read_settings_thread.cpp b/read_settings_thread.cpp
index f8cffc5..77d837c 100644
--- a/read_settings_thread.cpp
+++ b/read_settings_thread.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ read_settings_thread::read_settings_thread()
   err_num = -1;
 
   devparms = NULL;
+
+  delay = 0;
+}
+
+
+void read_settings_thread::set_delay(int val)
+{
+  delay = val;
 }
 
 
@@ -79,6 +87,11 @@ void read_settings_thread::run()
 
   devparms->activechannel = -1;
 
+  if(delay > 0)
+  {
+    sleep(delay);
+  }
+
   for(chn=0; chn<devparms->channel_cnt; chn++)
   {
     sprintf(str, ":CHAN%i:BWL?", chn + 1);
diff --git a/read_settings_thread.h b/read_settings_thread.h
index b773045..52f7060 100644
--- a/read_settings_thread.h
+++ b/read_settings_thread.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
   void set_devparm_ptr(struct device_settings *);
   int get_error_num(void);
   void get_error_str(char *);
+  void set_delay(int);
 
 private:
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ private:
 
   char err_str[4096];
 
-  int err_num;
+  int err_num, delay;
 
   void run();
 };
diff --git a/tmc_dev.c b/tmc_dev.c
index 9e61893..de4486d 100644
--- a/tmc_dev.c
+++ b/tmc_dev.c
@@ -147,7 +147,10 @@ int tmcdev_write(struct tmcdev *dev, const char *cmd)
     printf("tmc_dev write: %s", buf);
   }
 
-  if(!strncmp(buf, "*RST", 4))  qry = 1;
+  if((!strncmp(buf, "*RST", 4)) || (!strncmp(buf, ":AUT", 4)))
+  {
+    qry = 1;
+  }
 
   n = write(dev->fd, buf, strlen(buf));