diff --git a/bulltron_gui.py b/bulltron_gui.py
index b555ba9..44000ce 100644
--- a/bulltron_gui.py
+++ b/bulltron_gui.py
@@ -454,8 +454,14 @@ class BleWorker:
         if self.client and self.client.is_connected:
             if len(data) >= 6 and data[0] == 0xD2 and data[1] == 0x03:
                 self.pending_reads.append((int.from_bytes(data[2:4], "big"), int.from_bytes(data[4:6], "big") * 2))
-            await self.client.write_gatt_char(WRITE_CHAR, data, response=response)
             self.ui_queue.put(("tx", data.hex(" ").upper()))
+            if response:
+                try:
+                    await asyncio.wait_for(self.client.write_gatt_char(WRITE_CHAR, data, response=True), timeout=1.5)
+                except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                    self.ui_queue.put(("log", "GATT write response timed out; continuing with protocol ACK/refresh"))
+            else:
+                await self.client.write_gatt_char(WRITE_CHAR, data, response=False)
 
     async def _poll_loop(self) -> None:
         slow_counter = 0