diff --git a/matter-bridge/src/home-assistant/HAmiddleware.ts b/matter-bridge/src/home-assistant/HAmiddleware.ts
index d69afa2..eb42dce 100644
--- a/matter-bridge/src/home-assistant/HAmiddleware.ts
+++ b/matter-bridge/src/home-assistant/HAmiddleware.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ export class HAMiddleware {
     private logger = new Logger('HAMiddleware');
     private hassClient: HassApi;
     private static instance: HAMiddleware;
-    private connectionOpen: boolean = false;
     private requestFulfilled: boolean = true;
     private entities: { [k: string]: HassEntity } = {};
     private functionsToCallOnChange: {
@@ -96,12 +95,6 @@ export class HAMiddleware {
         if (!HAMiddleware.instance) {
             const client = await hass(callerOptions);
             HAMiddleware.instance = new HAMiddleware(client);
-            let waited = 0;
-            const timeOut = 5000;
-            while (!HAMiddleware.instance.connectionOpen && waited < timeOut) {
-                await sleep(1000);
-                waited += 1000;
-            }
         }
         return HAMiddleware.instance;
     }
diff --git a/matter-bridge/src/index.ts b/matter-bridge/src/index.ts
index 2598245..ac99202 100644
--- a/matter-bridge/src/index.ts
+++ b/matter-bridge/src/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ let HA_MIDDLEWARE: HAMiddleware;
 let BRIDGE: Bridge;
 
 async function run() {
+    LOGGER.info('Startup ...');
     const token = getParameter('SUPERVISOR_TOKEN');
     if (!token) {
         throw new Error('Missing auth token cannot run without it');
@@ -19,14 +20,18 @@ async function run() {
         path: '/core/websocket',
         token,
     });
+    LOGGER.info('Connected to home assistant');
     BRIDGE = getBridge();
+    LOGGER.info('Creating the bridge');
     await addAllDevicesToBridge(HA_MIDDLEWARE, BRIDGE);
+    LOGGER.info('all devices added');
     BRIDGE.start();
 }
 
 run()
     .then()
     .catch((error) => {
+        console.error(error);
         LOGGER.error(JSON.stringify(error));
     });