diff --git a/NanoleafAPI/API/Controller.cs b/NanoleafAPI/API/Controller.cs
index d72467e..b69b7e7 100644
--- a/NanoleafAPI/API/Controller.cs
+++ b/NanoleafAPI/API/Controller.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public class Controller : IDisposable
         [JsonIgnore(Condition = JsonIgnoreCondition.Never)]
         public string? Auth_token { get; private set; } = null;
         private bool isDisposed = false;
+        public bool IsInitializing { get; private set; } = false;
         public bool IsInitialized { get; private set; } = false;
         protected bool IsSendPossible
         {
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ public Controller(string ip, string port, bool initialize, string? auth_token =
             Port = port;
             Auth_token = auth_token;
             if (initialize)
-                _ = startServices();
+                _ = Initialize();
         }
 #pragma warning restore CS8618
 
@@ -272,8 +273,10 @@ public async Task Initialize()
         {
             if (this.IsInitialized)
                 return;
-
+            this.IsInitializing = true;
             await this.startServices();
+            this.IsInitialized = true;
+            this.IsInitializing = false;
         }
         private async Task startServices()
         {
@@ -283,7 +286,6 @@ private async Task startServices()
             }
             _ = this.runController();
             this.streamController();
-            IsInitialized = true;
         }
 
         public async Task RequestToken(int tryes = 20)
diff --git a/NanoleafAPI/NanoleafAPI.csproj b/NanoleafAPI/NanoleafAPI.csproj
index 5ce6d4f..68b5447 100644
--- a/NanoleafAPI/NanoleafAPI.csproj
+++ b/NanoleafAPI/NanoleafAPI.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE</PackageLicenseFile>
-    <Version>0.0.37</Version>
+    <Version>0.0.38</Version>
 	<RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/patrick-dmxc/NanoleafAPI</RepositoryUrl>
 	<PackageProjectUrl>$(RepositoryUrl)</PackageProjectUrl>
 	<PackageTags>Nanoleaf Light-Panels Canvas Shapes Essentials Elemants Lines API SmartHome</PackageTags>