diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/hooks/Interactive/interactive.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/hooks/Interactive/interactive.ts
index 4ca59b25b..2b1227243 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/hooks/Interactive/interactive.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/hooks/Interactive/interactive.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ export class Interactive {
     this._connected = await this._handy
       .setHsspSetup(funscriptUrl)
       .then((result) => result === HsspSetupResult.downloaded);
+
+    // for some reason we need to call getStatus after setup to ensure proper state
+    // see https://github.com/defucilis/thehandy/issues/3
+    await this._handy.getStatus();
   }
 
   async sync() {