diff --git a/manage.c b/manage.c
index c6aa738..682b2e0 100644
--- a/manage.c
+++ b/manage.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ OpenManagement(connection_t *c)
     if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsaData) != 0)
         return FALSE;
 
-    c->manage.connected = FALSE;
+    c->manage.connected = 0;
     c->manage.sk = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
     if (c->manage.sk == INVALID_SOCKET)
     {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ OnManagement(SOCKET sk, LPARAM lParam)
             }
         }
         else
-            c->manage.connected = TRUE;
+            c->manage.connected = 1;
         break;
 
     case FD_READ:
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ OnManagement(SOCKET sk, LPARAM lParam)
                 {
                     /* delay until management interface accepts input */
                     Sleep(100);
+                    c->manage.connected = 2;
                     if (rtmsg_handler[ready_])
                         rtmsg_handler[ready_](c, pos + 5);
                 }
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ CloseManagement(connection_t *c)
         }
         closesocket(c->manage.sk);
         c->manage.sk = INVALID_SOCKET;
-        c->manage.connected = FALSE;
+        c->manage.connected = 0;
         while (UnqueueCommand(c))
             ;
         WSACleanup();
diff --git a/openvpn.c b/openvpn.c
index bab809d..fa727c8 100644
--- a/openvpn.c
+++ b/openvpn.c
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ DisconnectDaemon(connection_t *c)
 {
     if (c->flags & FLAG_DAEMON_PERSISTENT)
     {
-        if (c->manage.connected)
+        if (c->manage.connected > 1) /* connected and ready for input */
         {
             ManagementCommand(c, "hold on", NULL, regular);
             ManagementCommand(c, "signal SIGHUP", NULL, regular);
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index 6d2da0e..e7d0904 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ struct connection {
         char *saved_data;
         size_t saved_size;
         mgmt_cmd_t *cmd_queue;
-        BOOL connected;             /* True, if management interface has connected */
+        DWORD connected;             /* 1: management interface connected, 2: connected and ready */
     } manage;
 
     HANDLE hProcess;                /* Handle of openvpn process if directly started */