diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huami/HuamiSupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huami/HuamiSupport.java
index 579fda7b8..b84a40461 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huami/HuamiSupport.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huami/HuamiSupport.java
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ public class HuamiSupport extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
         builder.notify(getCharacteristic(GattService.UUID_SERVICE_CURRENT_TIME), enable);
         // Notify CHARACTERISTIC9 to receive random auth code
         builder.notify(getCharacteristic(HuamiService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_AUTH), enable);
-        builder.notify(getCharacteristic(HuamiService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_DEVICEEVENT), enable);
+
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ public class HuamiSupport extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
         builder.notify(getCharacteristic(HuamiService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_6_BATTERY_INFO), enable);
         builder.notify(getCharacteristic(HuamiService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_AUDIO), enable);
         builder.notify(getCharacteristic(HuamiService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_AUDIODATA), enable);
+        builder.notify(getCharacteristic(HuamiService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_DEVICEEVENT), enable);
 
         return this;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huami/operations/InitOperation.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huami/operations/InitOperation.java
index 974b72128..2e1d12768 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huami/operations/InitOperation.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/huami/operations/InitOperation.java
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ public class InitOperation extends AbstractBTLEOperation<HuamiSupport> {
                         value[2] == HuamiService.AUTH_SUCCESS) {
                     TransactionBuilder builder = createTransactionBuilder("Authenticated, now initialize phase 2");
                     builder.add(new SetDeviceStateAction(getDevice(), GBDevice.State.INITIALIZING, getContext()));
-                    huamiSupport.requestDeviceInfo(builder);
                     huamiSupport.enableFurtherNotifications(builder, true);
+                    huamiSupport.requestDeviceInfo(builder);
                     huamiSupport.phase2Initialize(builder);
                     huamiSupport.phase3Initialize(builder);
                     huamiSupport.setInitialized(builder);