diff --git a/libsweep/CMakeLists.txt b/libsweep/CMakeLists.txt
index bfc1861..1caff50 100644
--- a/libsweep/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsweep/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ project(sweep C CXX)
 
 set(SWEEP_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(SWEEP_VERSION_MINOR 1)
-set(SWEEP_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(SWEEP_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 
 
 option(DUMMY "Build dummy libsweep always returning static point cloud data. No device needed." OFF)
diff --git a/libsweep/src/sweep.cc b/libsweep/src/sweep.cc
index ed62bcd..453fd7b 100644
--- a/libsweep/src/sweep.cc
+++ b/libsweep/src/sweep.cc
@@ -261,8 +261,13 @@ void sweep_device_wait_until_motor_ready(sweep_device_s device, sweep_error_s* e
 
   sweep_error_s readyerror = nullptr;
   bool motor_ready;
-  // Only check for 8 seconds (16 iterations with 500ms pause)
-  for (auto i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
+  // Motor adjustments can take 7-9 seconds, so timeout after 10 seconds to be safe
+  // (20 iterations with 500ms pause)
+  for (auto i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
+    if (i > 0) {
+      // only check every 500ms, to avoid unecessary processing if this is executing in a dedicated thread
+      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
+    }
     motor_ready = sweep_device_get_motor_ready(device, &readyerror);
     if (readyerror) {
       *error = readyerror;
@@ -271,8 +276,6 @@ void sweep_device_wait_until_motor_ready(sweep_device_s device, sweep_error_s* e
     if (motor_ready) {
       return;
     }
-    // only check every 500ms, to avoid unecessary processing if this is executing in a dedicated thread
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(500));
   }
   *error = sweep_error_construct("timed out waiting for motor to stabilize");
 }