diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
index 1ab3b28e..296065b5 100644
--- a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
+++ b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
@@ -46,28 +46,29 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
         /// </summary>
         public override void InitializeSystem()
         {
-            _startTimer = new CTimer(StartSystem,StartupTime);
-
-
             // If the control system is a DMPS type, we need to wait to exit this method until all devices have had time to activate
             // to allow any HD-BaseT DM endpoints to register first.
-            if (Global.ControlSystemIsDmpsType)
+            bool preventInitializationComplete = Global.ControlSystemIsDmpsType;
+            if (preventInitializationComplete)
             {
                 Debug.Console(1, "******************* InitializeSystem() Entering **********************");
-
-                _initializeEvent = new CEvent();
-
+                _startTimer = new CTimer(StartSystem, preventInitializationComplete, StartupTime);
+                _initializeEvent = new CEvent(true, false);
                 DeviceManager.AllDevicesRegistered += (o, a) =>
                 {
                     _initializeEvent.Set();
-                    Debug.Console(1, "******************* InitializeSystem() Exiting **********************");
                 };
-
                 _initializeEvent.Wait(30000);
+                Debug.Console(1, "******************* InitializeSystem() Exiting **********************");
+                SystemMonitor.ProgramInitialization.ProgramInitializationComplete = true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _startTimer = new CTimer(StartSystem, preventInitializationComplete, StartupTime);
             }
         }
 
-        private void StartSystem(object obj)
+        private void StartSystem(object preventInitialization)
         {
             DeterminePlatform();
 
@@ -124,7 +125,10 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
                 return;
             }
 
-            SystemMonitor.ProgramInitialization.ProgramInitializationComplete = true;
+            if (!(bool)preventInitialization)
+            {
+                SystemMonitor.ProgramInitialization.ProgramInitializationComplete = true;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>