diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 294f1c3..3701960 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 platform = atmelavr
 board = uno
 framework = arduino
+monitor_speed = 19200
 lib_deps = 
 	evert-arias/EasyButton@^2.0.1
 	olikraus/U8g2@^2.34.4
diff --git a/src/EecIv.cpp b/src/EecIv.cpp
index ec36e29..9d0b4a4 100644
--- a/src/EecIv.cpp
+++ b/src/EecIv.cpp
@@ -78,10 +78,17 @@ void EecIv::setModeLiveData() {
 int EecIv::mainLoop() {
   switch(currentState) {
     case IDLE:
+      startMessageCounter = 0;
       break;
 
     case SEND_START_MESSAGE:
+      if(startMessageCounter >= startMessageCounterMax) {
+        onStartMessageTimeout();
+        currentState = IDLE;
+        break;
+      }
       sendStartMessage();
+      startMessageCounter++;
       debugPrint("Send start message");
       currentState = ENABLE_READING_FAST_SYNC;
       break;
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ int EecIv::mainLoop() {
       currentState = WAIT_FAST_SYNC;
     case WAIT_FAST_SYNC:
       if (waitSyncLoop()) {
+        startMessageCounter = 0;
         currentState = ANSWER_FAST_SYNC;
       } else {
         if(exceededTimeout()) {
diff --git a/src/EecIv.h b/src/EecIv.h
index adfeb20..0c4383e 100644
--- a/src/EecIv.h
+++ b/src/EecIv.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class EecIv {
   callback_t onFaultCodeFinished;
   callback_t onKoeoReadCode;
   callback_empty_t onKoeoFinished;
+  callback_empty_t onStartMessageTimeout;
   
   enum OperationMode {
     READ_FAULTS,
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ class EecIv {
   int koeoCounter = 0;
   unsigned long timeoutTimer = 0L;
   const unsigned long timeoutMax = 2000UL;
+  unsigned short startMessageCounter = 0;
+  const unsigned short startMessageCounterMax = 5;
 
   char out_buf[90];
 
diff --git a/src/EecIvReader.cpp b/src/EecIvReader.cpp
index 719a4e7..4d4450b 100644
--- a/src/EecIvReader.cpp
+++ b/src/EecIvReader.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void onFaultCodeFinished(char message[]);
 void onKoeoReadCode(char message[]);
 void onKoeoFinished();
 void onFaultCodeFinished(char message[]);
+void onStartMessageTimeout();
 
 void onButtonUp();
 void onButtonDown();
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ int mode = FAULT_CODE;
 
 enum SCREEN_MODE {
   SELECT_MODE,
+  START_MESSAGE_TIMEOUT,
   READING_FAULT_CODE,
   RESULT_FAULT_CODE,
   RUNNING_KOEO,
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ void setup() {
   eecIv.onFaultCodeFinished = &onFaultCodeFinished;
   eecIv.onKoeoReadCode = &onKoeoReadCode;
   eecIv.onKoeoFinished = &onKoeoFinished;
+  eecIv.onStartMessageTimeout = &onStartMessageTimeout;
+
   eecIv.setup();
 
   initSelectMode();
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ void onButtonSelect() {
     case SELECT_MODE:
       selectMode();
       break;
+    case START_MESSAGE_TIMEOUT:
     case RESULT_KOEO:
     case RESULT_FAULT_CODE:
       initSelectMode();
@@ -217,6 +222,11 @@ void onKoeoReadCode(char message[]) {
   koeo_counter++;
 }
 
+void onStartMessageTimeout() {
+  screenMode = RESULT_FAULT_CODE;
+  drawMenuScreen(BACK_SIGN, NO_SIGN, NO_SIGN, "Timeout Error", "Is the igni-", "tion on?", "");
+}
+
 void onKoeoFinished() {
   koeo_counter = 0;
   koeo_code = 0;