diff --git a/apps/bthrm/boot.js b/apps/bthrm/boot.js
index 5c490ec0a..7829f5720 100644
--- a/apps/bthrm/boot.js
+++ b/apps/bthrm/boot.js
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
       return promise.then(()=>{
         log("Connection established, waiting for notifications");
         characteristicsToCache(characteristics);
-        clearRetryTimeout();
+        clearRetryTimeout(true);
       }).catch((e) => {
         characteristics = [];
         log("Error:", e);