diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/MiBand2Support.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/MiBand2Support.java
index 937780ca2..dae5952ac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/MiBand2Support.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/MiBand2Support.java
@@ -233,15 +233,14 @@ public class MiBand2Support extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
         builder.notify(getCharacteristic(MiBand2Service.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_AUTH), enable);
         builder.notify(getCharacteristic(MiBand2Service.UUID_UNKNOWN_CHARACTERISTIC3), enable);
         builder.notify(getCharacteristic(MiBand2Service.UUID_UNKNOWN_CHARACTERISTIC4), enable);
-        builder.notify(getCharacteristic(GattCharacteristic.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_HEART_RATE_MEASUREMENT), enable);
         return this;
     }
 
-    private MiBand2Support enableFurtherNotifications(TransactionBuilder builder, boolean enable) {
-        builder.notify(getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_REALTIME_STEPS), enable)
-                .notify(getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_ACTIVITY_DATA), enable)
-                .notify(getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_BATTERY), enable)
-                .notify(getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_SENSOR_DATA), enable);
+    public MiBand2Support enableFurtherNotifications(TransactionBuilder builder, boolean enable) {
+//        builder.notify(getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_REALTIME_STEPS), enable)
+//                .notify(getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_ACTIVITY_DATA), enable)
+//                .notify(getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_BATTERY), enable)
+//                .notify(getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_SENSOR_DATA), enable);
         // cannot use supportsHeartrate() here because we don't have that information yet
         BluetoothGattCharacteristic heartrateCharacteristic = getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_HEART_RATE_MEASUREMENT);
         if (heartrateCharacteristic != null) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/operations/InitOperation.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/operations/InitOperation.java
index 7e8335db2..ab5f73e9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/operations/InitOperation.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/operations/InitOperation.java
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public class InitOperation extends AbstractBTLEOperation<MiBand2Support> {
                     TransactionBuilder builder = createTransactionBuilder("Sending the encrypted random key to the band");
                     builder.add(new SetDeviceStateAction(getDevice(), GBDevice.State.INITIALIZING, getContext()));
                     getSupport().requestDeviceInfo(builder);
+                    getSupport().enableFurtherNotifications(builder, true);
                     getSupport().setInitialized(builder);
                     getSupport().performImmediately(builder);
                 } else {