diff --git a/scripts/daemon/lesavka-core.sh b/scripts/daemon/lesavka-core.sh
index 2642179..dc66968 100644
--- a/scripts/daemon/lesavka-core.sh
+++ b/scripts/daemon/lesavka-core.sh
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ echo "→ CONTENTS      : $(ls $F/streaming/header)"        >&2
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # 3‑a  Link format #1 into the header *first*
+for _ in {1..50}; do                               # max 50 × 2 ms = 100 ms
+    [ -e "$F/streaming/header/h/bmInfo" ] && break
+    sleep 0.02
+done
+
 ln -sf ../../uncompressed/u  "$F/streaming/header/h/1"
 echo 1 >"$F/streaming/header/h/bNumFormats"
 echo 0 >"$F/streaming/header/h/bmInfo"