diff --git a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Commands/Current/Firmware/FirmwareWriteCommand.cs b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Commands/Current/Firmware/FirmwareWriteCommand.cs
index b489e7e5..a298c6dc 100644
--- a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Commands/Current/Firmware/FirmwareWriteCommand.cs
+++ b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Commands/Current/Firmware/FirmwareWriteCommand.cs
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ protected override async ValueTask ExecuteCommand()
 
             await WriteEspFiles(connection, deviceInfo, package);
 
+            await connection.WaitForMeadowAttach();
+
             // reset device
             if (connection != null && connection.Device != null)
             {
diff --git a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Meadow.CLI.csproj b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Meadow.CLI.csproj
index 7fad0a2f..b1d62523 100644
--- a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Meadow.CLI.csproj
+++ b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Meadow.CLI.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <Authors>Wilderness Labs, Inc</Authors>
     <Company>Wilderness Labs, Inc</Company>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
-    <PackageVersion>2.0.60.0</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageVersion>2.0.61.0</PackageVersion>
     <Platforms>AnyCPU</Platforms>
     <PackageProjectUrl>http://developer.wildernesslabs.co/Meadow/Meadow.CLI/</PackageProjectUrl>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/WildernessLabs/Meadow.CLI</RepositoryUrl>
diff --git a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 873026bf..e84673a6 100644
--- a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ namespace Meadow.CLI;
 
 public static class Constants
 {
-    public const string CLI_VERSION = "2.0.60.0";
+    public const string CLI_VERSION = "2.0.61.0";
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Source/v2/Meadow.HCom/Connections/SerialConnection.ListenerProc.cs b/Source/v2/Meadow.HCom/Connections/SerialConnection.ListenerProc.cs
index e7433e33..0f438efe 100644
--- a/Source/v2/Meadow.HCom/Connections/SerialConnection.ListenerProc.cs
+++ b/Source/v2/Meadow.HCom/Connections/SerialConnection.ListenerProc.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ public partial class SerialConnection
 
         public override async Task WaitForMeadowAttach(CancellationToken? cancellationToken)
         {
-            var timeout = 500;
+            var timeout = 50;
 
             while (timeout-- > 0)
             {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public override async Task WaitForMeadowAttach(CancellationToken? cancellationTo
                     return;
                 }
 
-                await Task.Delay(20);
+                await Task.Delay(100);
 
                 if (!_port.IsOpen)
                 {
diff --git a/Source/v2/Meadow.HCom/Connections/SerialConnection.cs b/Source/v2/Meadow.HCom/Connections/SerialConnection.cs
index ef37f8b5..ba69186a 100755
--- a/Source/v2/Meadow.HCom/Connections/SerialConnection.cs
+++ b/Source/v2/Meadow.HCom/Connections/SerialConnection.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Buffers;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.IO.Ports;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ public partial class SerialConnection : ConnectionBase, IDisposable
     private bool _isDisposed;
     private ConnectionState _state;
     private readonly List<IConnectionListener> _listeners = new List<IConnectionListener>();
-    private readonly Queue<IRequest> _pendingCommands = new Queue<IRequest>();
+    private readonly ConcurrentQueue<IRequest> _commandQueue = new ConcurrentQueue<IRequest>();
     private readonly AutoResetEvent _commandEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);
     private bool _maintainConnection;
     private Thread? _connectionManager = null;
@@ -208,8 +209,7 @@ public override void Detach()
             // local function so we can unsubscribe
             var count = _messageCount;
 
-            _pendingCommands.Enqueue(command);
-            _commandEvent.Set();
+            EnqueueRequest(command);
 
             while (timeout-- > 0)
             {
@@ -248,19 +248,17 @@ private void CommandManager()
         {
             _commandEvent.WaitOne(1000);
 
-            while (_pendingCommands.Count > 0)
+            while (_commandQueue.Count > 0)
             {
-                Debug.WriteLine($"There are {_pendingCommands.Count} pending commands");
+                Debug.WriteLine($"There are {_commandQueue.Count} pending commands");
+
+                _commandQueue.TryDequeue(out var pendingCommand);
 
-                var command = _pendingCommands.Dequeue() as Request;
-                if (command != null)
+                if (pendingCommand is Request command)
                 {
                     // if this is a file write, we need to packetize for progress
-
                     var payload = command.Serialize();
                     EncodeAndSendPacket(payload);
-
-                    // TODO: re-queue on fail?
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -297,7 +295,7 @@ public void EnqueueRequest(IRequest command)
             };
         }
 
-        _pendingCommands.Enqueue(command);
+        _commandQueue.Enqueue(command);
         _commandEvent.Set();
     }