diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index ad4664d0..164eff40 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 0.30.1 (2022-02-04)
+- Start hub earlier
+
 Version 0.30.0 (2022-02-03)
 - Add paramset to entity
 - Add CHANNEL_OPERATION_MODE for HmIP(W)-DRBL4
diff --git a/hahomematic/central_unit.py b/hahomematic/central_unit.py
index 0c29a139..7234a586 100644
--- a/hahomematic/central_unit.py
+++ b/hahomematic/central_unit.py
@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ async def start(self, check_only: bool = False) -> None:
             return None
         await self._start_clients()
         self._start_connection_checker()
-        await self._init_hub()
 
     async def _start_clients(self) -> None:
         """Start clients ."""
         if await self._create_clients():
             await self._load_caches()
             await self._create_devices()
+            await self._init_hub()
             await self._init_clients()
 
     async def stop(self) -> None:
@@ -286,13 +286,14 @@ def _create_hub(self) -> HmHub | HmDummyHub:
 
     async def _init_hub(self) -> None:
         """Init the hub."""
-        self.hub = self._create_hub()
-        _LOGGER.info(
-            "init_hub: Starting hub for %s",
-            self.instance_name,
-        )
-        if isinstance(self.hub, HmHub):
-            await self.hub.fetch_data()
+        if not self.hub:
+            self.hub = self._create_hub()
+            _LOGGER.info(
+                "init_hub: Starting hub for %s",
+                self.instance_name,
+            )
+        if self.hub and isinstance(self.hub, HmHub):
+                await self.hub.fetch_data()
 
     def _start_connection_checker(self) -> None:
         """Start the connection checker."""
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b671457c..eeaf94f3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def readme():
     },
 PACKAGE_NAME = "hahomematic"
 HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-VERSION = "0.30.0"
+VERSION = "0.30.1"
 
 PACKAGES = find_packages(exclude=["tests", "tests.*", "dist", "build"])