diff --git a/pump/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/driver/comm/session/Connection.kt b/pump/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/driver/comm/session/Connection.kt
index 943a9524bc..177f8ed552 100644
--- a/pump/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/driver/comm/session/Connection.kt
+++ b/pump/omnipod-dash/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/pump/omnipod/dash/driver/comm/session/Connection.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ class Connection(
             connectionWaitCond.timeoutMs = newTimeout
         }
         podState.bluetoothConnectionState = OmnipodDashPodStateManager.BluetoothConnectionState.CONNECTED
-        _connectionWaitCond = null
 
         val discoverer = ServiceDiscoverer(aapsLogger, gatt, bleCommCallbacks, this)
         val discovered = discoverer.discoverServices(connectionWaitCond)
@@ -122,21 +121,24 @@ class Connection(
         cmdBleIO.hello()
         cmdBleIO.readyToRead()
         dataBleIO.readyToRead()
+        _connectionWaitCond = null
     }
 
     @Synchronized
     fun disconnect(closeGatt: Boolean) {
         aapsLogger.debug(LTag.PUMPBTCOMM, "Disconnecting closeGatt=$closeGatt")
-        podState.bluetoothConnectionState = OmnipodDashPodStateManager.BluetoothConnectionState.DISCONNECTED
-        if (closeGatt) {
-            gattConnection?.close()
-            gattConnection = null
-        } else {
+        if (closeGatt == false && gattConnection != null) {
+            // Disconnect first, then close gatt
             gattConnection?.disconnect()
+        } else {
+            // Call with closeGatt=true only when ble is already disconnected or there is no connection
+            gattConnection?.close()
+            bleCommCallbacks.resetConnection()
+            gattConnection = null
+            session = null
+            msgIO = null            
+            podState.bluetoothConnectionState = OmnipodDashPodStateManager.BluetoothConnectionState.DISCONNECTED            
         }
-        bleCommCallbacks.resetConnection()
-        session = null
-        msgIO = null
     }
 
     private fun waitForConnection(connectionWaitCond: ConnectionWaitCondition): ConnectionState {