diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 161d2f0..9482559 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "adf_core_python"
-version = "0.2.12"
+version = "0.2.13"
 description = "Agent Development Framework for Python"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/adf_core_python/core/agent/agent.py b/src/adf_core_python/core/agent/agent.py
index f96dd58..6d9c762 100644
--- a/src/adf_core_python/core/agent/agent.py
+++ b/src/adf_core_python/core/agent/agent.py
@@ -282,8 +282,9 @@ def handle_connect_ok(self, msg: Any) -> None:
       for key, value in config.data.items():
         self.config.set_value(key, value)
 
-    self.send_acknowledge(msg.request_id)
     self.post_connect()
+
+    self.send_acknowledge(msg.request_id)
     self.logger.info(
       f"Connected to kernel: {self.__class__.__qualname__} (request_id: {msg.request_id}, agent_id: {self.agent_id}, mode: {self._mode})",
       request_id=msg.request_id,
diff --git a/src/adf_core_python/core/launcher/agent_launcher.py b/src/adf_core_python/core/launcher/agent_launcher.py
index d53d33e..e4fec01 100644
--- a/src/adf_core_python/core/launcher/agent_launcher.py
+++ b/src/adf_core_python/core/launcher/agent_launcher.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def start_connector_threads(
       ) -> None:
         for thread, event in threads.items():
           thread.start()
-          event.wait(5)
+          event.wait(1)
 
       connector_thread = threading.Thread(
         target=start_connector_threads, args=(threads,)
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 9dadb62..7433f04 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ revision = 3
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 
 [options]
-exclude-newer = "2026-03-31T04:22:55.504458416Z"
+exclude-newer = "2026-03-31T07:15:12.529465123Z"
 exclude-newer-span = "P1W"
 
 [[package]]
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "adf-core-python"
-version = "0.2.12"
+version = "0.2.13"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "bitarray" },