diff --git a/charger/ocpp.go b/charger/ocpp.go
index 460b66a418..2526824202 100644
--- a/charger/ocpp.go
+++ b/charger/ocpp.go
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ func NewOCPP(id string, connector int, idtag string,
 	// fix timing issue in EVBox when switching OCPP protocol version
 	time.Sleep(time.Second)
 
+	if err := ocpp.Instance().ChangeAvailabilityRequest(cp.ID(), 0, core.AvailabilityTypeOperative); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	meterValuesSampledData, meterValuesSampledDataMaxLength, err := c.getConfiguration(cp.ID(), connector)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/charger/ocpp/connector.go b/charger/ocpp/connector.go
index dbbc6a66f6..9e0439e42f 100644
--- a/charger/ocpp/connector.go
+++ b/charger/ocpp/connector.go
@@ -100,16 +100,12 @@ func (conn *Connector) WatchDog(timeout time.Duration) {
 
 // Initialized waits for initial charge point status notification
 func (conn *Connector) Initialized() error {
-	trigger := time.After(conn.timeout / 2)
 	timeout := time.After(conn.timeout)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-conn.statusC:
 			return nil
 
-		case <-trigger:
-			conn.TriggerMessageRequest(core.StatusNotificationFeatureName)
-
 		case <-timeout:
 			return api.ErrTimeout
 		}
diff --git a/charger/ocpp/cs_core.go b/charger/ocpp/cs_core.go
index 593640bc7b..b60eed03bb 100644
--- a/charger/ocpp/cs_core.go
+++ b/charger/ocpp/cs_core.go
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ func (cs *CS) TriggerMessageRequest(id string, requestedMessage remotetrigger.Me
 	return Wait(err, rc, cs.timeout)
 }
 
+func (cs *CS) ChangeAvailabilityRequest(id string, connector int, availabilityType core.AvailabilityType) error {
+	rc := make(chan error, 1)
+
+	err := cs.ChangeAvailability(id, func(request *core.ChangeAvailabilityConfirmation, err error) {
+		if err == nil && request != nil && request.Status != core.AvailabilityStatusAccepted {
+			err = errors.New(string(request.Status))
+		}
+
+		rc <- err
+	}, connector, availabilityType)
+
+	return Wait(err, rc, cs.timeout)
+}
+
 // cp actions
 
 func (cs *CS) OnAuthorize(id string, request *core.AuthorizeRequest) (*core.AuthorizeConfirmation, error) {
diff --git a/charger/ocpp_test.go b/charger/ocpp_test.go
index 2f557e42fe..2903b839f8 100644
--- a/charger/ocpp_test.go
+++ b/charger/ocpp_test.go
@@ -59,12 +59,8 @@ func (suite *ocppTestSuite) startChargePoint(id string, connectorId int) ocpp16.
 
 func (suite *ocppTestSuite) handleTrigger(cp ocpp16.ChargePoint, connectorId int, msg remotetrigger.MessageTrigger) {
 	switch msg {
-	case core.BootNotificationFeatureName:
-		if res, err := cp.BootNotification("demo", "evcc"); err != nil {
-			suite.T().Log("BootNotification:", err)
-		} else {
-			suite.T().Log("BootNotification:", res)
-		}
+	case core.ChangeAvailabilityFeatureName:
+		fallthrough
 
 	case core.StatusNotificationFeatureName:
 		if res, err := cp.StatusNotification(connectorId, core.NoError, core.ChargePointStatusCharging); err != nil {
diff --git a/charger/ocpp_test_handler.go b/charger/ocpp_test_handler.go
index 02a3e91f3c..082dd3168f 100644
--- a/charger/ocpp_test_handler.go
+++ b/charger/ocpp_test_handler.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type ChargePointHandler struct {
 // core
 
 func (handler *ChargePointHandler) OnChangeAvailability(request *core.ChangeAvailabilityRequest) (confirmation *core.ChangeAvailabilityConfirmation, err error) {
+	defer func() { handler.triggerC <- core.ChangeAvailabilityFeatureName }()
 	fmt.Printf("%T %+v\n", request, request)
 	return core.NewChangeAvailabilityConfirmation(core.AvailabilityStatusAccepted), nil
 }
@@ -71,15 +72,8 @@ func (handler *ChargePointHandler) OnUnlockConnector(request *core.UnlockConnect
 }
 
 func (handler *ChargePointHandler) OnTriggerMessage(request *remotetrigger.TriggerMessageRequest) (confirmation *remotetrigger.TriggerMessageConfirmation, err error) {
+	defer func() { handler.triggerC <- request.RequestedMessage }()
 	fmt.Printf("%T %+v\n", request, request)
-
-	if c := handler.triggerC; request != nil && c != nil {
-		select {
-		case c <- request.RequestedMessage:
-		default:
-		}
-	}
-
 	return remotetrigger.NewTriggerMessageConfirmation(remotetrigger.TriggerMessageStatusAccepted), nil
 }