diff --git a/ovos_gui/bus.py b/ovos_gui/bus.py
index f19bcb5..ddf3fb9 100644
--- a/ovos_gui/bus.py
+++ b/ovos_gui/bus.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ def open(self):
         """
         GUIWebsocketHandler.clients.append(self)
         LOG.info('New Connection opened!')
-        self.synchronize()
 
     def on_close(self):
         """
@@ -228,6 +227,9 @@ def on_message(self, message: str):
                     framework = "qt5"
             LOG.info(f"New connection for framework: {framework}")
             self._framework = framework
+
+            # sync after we've determined what framework this GUI uses
+            self.synchronize()
         else:
             # message not in spec
             # https://github.com/MycroftAI/mycroft-gui/blob/master/transportProtocol.md