diff --git a/client/android/openvpn/src/main/kotlin/org/amnezia/vpn/protocol/openvpn/OpenVpn.kt b/client/android/openvpn/src/main/kotlin/org/amnezia/vpn/protocol/openvpn/OpenVpn.kt
index abe46245e..dd096c606 100644
--- a/client/android/openvpn/src/main/kotlin/org/amnezia/vpn/protocol/openvpn/OpenVpn.kt
+++ b/client/android/openvpn/src/main/kotlin/org/amnezia/vpn/protocol/openvpn/OpenVpn.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ open class OpenVpn : Protocol() {
         scope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO)
     }
 
-    override fun startVpn(config: JSONObject, vpnBuilder: Builder, protect: (Int) -> Boolean) {
+    override suspend fun startVpn(config: JSONObject, vpnBuilder: Builder, protect: (Int) -> Boolean) {
         val configBuilder = OpenVpnConfig.Builder()
 
         openVpnClient = OpenVpnClient(
diff --git a/client/android/protocolApi/src/main/kotlin/Protocol.kt b/client/android/protocolApi/src/main/kotlin/Protocol.kt
index a475a2fcb..24cbc595b 100644
--- a/client/android/protocolApi/src/main/kotlin/Protocol.kt
+++ b/client/android/protocolApi/src/main/kotlin/Protocol.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ abstract class Protocol {
 
     protected abstract fun internalInit()
 
-    abstract fun startVpn(config: JSONObject, vpnBuilder: Builder, protect: (Int) -> Boolean)
+    abstract suspend fun startVpn(config: JSONObject, vpnBuilder: Builder, protect: (Int) -> Boolean)
 
     abstract fun stopVpn()
 
diff --git a/client/android/src/org/amnezia/vpn/AmneziaVpnService.kt b/client/android/src/org/amnezia/vpn/AmneziaVpnService.kt
index b30f15032..54330861b 100644
--- a/client/android/src/org/amnezia/vpn/AmneziaVpnService.kt
+++ b/client/android/src/org/amnezia/vpn/AmneziaVpnService.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import kotlinx.coroutines.TimeoutCancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancelAndJoin
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.drop
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ open class AmneziaVpnService : VpnService() {
         get() = clientMessengers.any { it.value.name == ACTIVITY_MESSENGER_NAME }
 
     private val connectionExceptionHandler = CoroutineExceptionHandler { _, e ->
+        connectionJob?.cancel()
+        connectionJob = null
+        disconnectionJob?.cancel()
+        disconnectionJob = null
         protocolState.value = DISCONNECTED
         when (e) {
             is IllegalArgumentException,
@@ -531,7 +536,7 @@ open class AmneziaVpnService : VpnService() {
         protocolState.value = DISCONNECTING
 
         disconnectionJob = connectionScope.launch {
-            connectionJob?.join()
+            connectionJob?.cancelAndJoin()
             connectionJob = null
 
             vpnProto?.protocol?.stopVpn()
diff --git a/client/android/wireguard/src/main/kotlin/org/amnezia/vpn/protocol/wireguard/Wireguard.kt b/client/android/wireguard/src/main/kotlin/org/amnezia/vpn/protocol/wireguard/Wireguard.kt
index 690510eb7..b5804a6dc 100644
--- a/client/android/wireguard/src/main/kotlin/org/amnezia/vpn/protocol/wireguard/Wireguard.kt
+++ b/client/android/wireguard/src/main/kotlin/org/amnezia/vpn/protocol/wireguard/Wireguard.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 package org.amnezia.vpn.protocol.wireguard
 
 import android.net.VpnService.Builder
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.util.Locale
 import java.util.TreeMap
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.amnezia.awg.GoBackend
 import org.amnezia.vpn.protocol.Protocol
 import org.amnezia.vpn.protocol.ProtocolState.CONNECTED
@@ -79,12 +84,44 @@ open class Wireguard : Protocol() {
         if (!isInitialized) loadSharedLibrary(context, "wg-go")
     }
 
-    override fun startVpn(config: JSONObject, vpnBuilder: Builder, protect: (Int) -> Boolean) {
+    override suspend fun startVpn(config: JSONObject, vpnBuilder: Builder, protect: (Int) -> Boolean) {
         val wireguardConfig = parseConfig(config)
+        val startTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
         start(wireguardConfig, vpnBuilder, protect)
+        waitForConnection(startTime)
         state.value = CONNECTED
     }
 
+    private suspend fun waitForConnection(startTime: Long) {
+        Log.d(TAG, "Waiting for connection")
+        withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            val time = String.format(Locale.ROOT,"%.3f", startTime / 1000.0)
+            try {
+                delay(1000)
+                var log = getLogcat(time)
+                Log.d(TAG, "First waiting log: $log")
+                // check that there is a connection log,
+                // to avoid infinite connection
+                if (!log.contains("Attaching to interface")) {
+                    Log.w(TAG, "Logs do not contain a connection log")
+                    return@withContext
+                }
+                while (!log.contains("Received handshake response")) {
+                    delay(1000)
+                    log = getLogcat(time)
+                }
+            } catch (e: IOException) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Failed to get logcat: $e")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun getLogcat(time: String): String =
+        ProcessBuilder("logcat", "--buffer=main", "--format=raw", "*:S AmneziaWG/awg0", "-t", time)
+            .redirectErrorStream(true)
+            .start()
+            .inputStream.reader().readText()
+
     protected open fun parseConfig(config: JSONObject): WireguardConfig {
         val configDataJson = config.getJSONObject("wireguard_config_data")
         val configData = parseConfigData(configDataJson.getString("config"))
diff --git a/client/android/xray/src/main/kotlin/Xray.kt b/client/android/xray/src/main/kotlin/Xray.kt
index 3e5f9f7c9..94afec2ac 100644
--- a/client/android/xray/src/main/kotlin/Xray.kt
+++ b/client/android/xray/src/main/kotlin/Xray.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Xray : Protocol() {
         }
     }
 
-    override fun startVpn(config: JSONObject, vpnBuilder: Builder, protect: (Int) -> Boolean) {
+    override suspend fun startVpn(config: JSONObject, vpnBuilder: Builder, protect: (Int) -> Boolean) {
         if (isRunning) {
             Log.w(TAG, "XRay already running")
             return