diff --git a/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/MySensorsBindingConstants.java b/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/MySensorsBindingConstants.java
index a452ce9806db6..fed9796a9b449 100644
--- a/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/MySensorsBindingConstants.java
+++ b/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/MySensorsBindingConstants.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class MySensorsBindingConstants {
     public final static String CHANNEL_LAST_UPDATE = "lastupdate";
 
     // Wait time Arduino reset
-    public final static int RESET_TIME = 5000;
+    public final static int RESET_TIME = 3000;
 
     public final static Map<Number, String> CHANNEL_MAP = new HashMap<Number, String>() {
         /**
diff --git a/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/internal/MySensorsBridgeConnection.java b/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/internal/MySensorsBridgeConnection.java
index a9b2f1db9f8ba..fabf582684a39 100644
--- a/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/internal/MySensorsBridgeConnection.java
+++ b/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/internal/MySensorsBridgeConnection.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public abstract class MySensorsBridgeConnection {
 
     private Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MySensorsBridgeConnection.class);
 
+    private static final MySensorsMessage I_VERSION_MESSAGE = new MySensorsMessage(0, 0, 3, 0, false, 2, "");
+
     public List<MySensorsUpdateListener> updateListeners;
     public boolean pauseWriter = false;
 
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ protected boolean startReaderWriterThread(MySensorsReader reader, MySensorsWrite
                 int i = 0;
                 synchronized (this) {
                     while (!iVersionResponse && i < 5) {
+                        addMySensorsOutboundMessage(I_VERSION_MESSAGE);
                         waitingObj = this;
                         waitingObj.wait(1000);
                         i++;
diff --git a/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/protocol/MySensorsWriter.java b/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/protocol/MySensorsWriter.java
index 15e8b0ff90c60..8ac995344a15c 100644
--- a/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/protocol/MySensorsWriter.java
+++ b/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/protocol/MySensorsWriter.java
@@ -35,15 +35,10 @@ public abstract class MySensorsWriter implements MySensorsUpdateListener, Runnab
     protected ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
     protected Future<?> future = null;
 
-    private static final MySensorsMessage I_VERSION_MESSAGE = new MySensorsMessage(0, 0, 3, 0, false, 2, "");
-
     protected int sendDelay = 1000;
 
     public void startWriter() {
         future = executor.submit(this);
-
-        // Send the I_VERSION message
-        mysCon.addMySensorsOutboundMessage(I_VERSION_MESSAGE);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/protocol/serial/MySensorsSerialConnection.java b/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/protocol/serial/MySensorsSerialConnection.java
index 8975b1b9ec24a..9f233506fd9a9 100644
--- a/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/protocol/serial/MySensorsSerialConnection.java
+++ b/addons/binding/org.openhab.binding.mysensors/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/mysensors/protocol/serial/MySensorsSerialConnection.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public class MySensorsSerialConnection extends MySensorsBridgeConnection {
 
     private String serialPort = "";
     private int baudRate = 115200;
-    public int sendDelay = 0;
+    private int sendDelay = 0;
+    private boolean skipStartupCheck = false;
 
     private NRSerialPort serialConnection = null;
 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ public MySensorsSerialConnection(String serialPort, int baudRate, int sendDelay,
         this.serialPort = serialPort;
         this.baudRate = baudRate;
         this.sendDelay = sendDelay;
+        this.skipStartupCheck = skipStartupCheck;
 
     }