diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 544c6b1..41144b0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.7] - 2026-02-19
+
+### Fixed
+- **Startup-Warning "connection.established missed"** (fixes #2): Der Fallback-Check
+  nach `TCPInterface()`-Konstruktor prüfte `_connected` sofort, obwohl das Event
+  `connection.established` erst kurz danach aus dem Bibliotheks-Thread feuert.
+  Fix: `threading.Event` wartet jetzt bis zu 10 Sekunden auf das Event; der Fallback
+  greift nur noch bei echtem Ausbleiben des Events.
+
 ## [0.8.6] - 2026-02-19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 0826f7f..adffdbc 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "0.8.6"
+version: "0.8.7"
 
 bot:
   name: "MeshDD-Bot"
diff --git a/meshbot/bot.py b/meshbot/bot.py
index c3785c2..f450d92 100644
--- a/meshbot/bot.py
+++ b/meshbot/bot.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
+import threading
 import time
 import json
 import urllib.request
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class MeshBot:
         self.start_time = time.time()
         self.ws_manager = None  # set by main.py
         self._connected = False
+        self._conn_event = threading.Event()
 
     def connect(self):
         host = config.get("meshtastic.host", "localhost")
@@ -35,9 +37,10 @@ class MeshBot:
         pub.subscribe(self._on_connection_lost, "meshtastic.connection.lost")
         pub.subscribe(self._on_node_updated, "meshtastic.node.updated")
         self.interface = TCPInterface(hostname=host, portNumber=port)
-        # Fallback: if connection.established fired before our subscription
-        # was registered, set the flag and sync initial nodes manually.
-        if not self._connected:
+        # Wait up to 10 s for connection.established to fire from the library thread.
+        # Fallback: if the event never arrives (e.g. library behaviour change),
+        # initialise state manually so the bot still works.
+        if not self._conn_event.wait(timeout=10.0):
             logger.warning("connection.established missed – applying fallback")
             self._connected = True
             if self.ws_manager:
@@ -161,6 +164,7 @@ class MeshBot:
     def _on_connection(self, interface, topic=pub.AUTO_TOPIC):
         logger.info("Meshtastic connection established")
         self._connected = True
+        self._conn_event.set()
         if self.ws_manager:
             self.loop.call_soon_threadsafe(asyncio.ensure_future, self._broadcast_bot_status())
         if hasattr(interface, 'nodes') and interface.nodes: