diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btbcm_hciuart b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btbcm_hciuart
index f2fbfe111..6cd2c8631 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btbcm_hciuart
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btbcm_hciuart
@@ -48,12 +48,16 @@ bt_init() {
 
 	for i in $(seq ${RETRIES}); do
 		# Load manually the kernel module
-		modprobe "${MODULE_NAME}"
+		timeout 3 modprobe "${MODULE_NAME}"
 		sleep 1
-		# Reconfigure the HCI interface with the expected MAC address
-		is_kernel_module_loaded && set_btaddr && log info "Bluetooth activated" && return 0
+		is_kernel_module_loaded || continue
+		# Validate that the controller is available through the
+		# kernel management interface used by bluetoothd.
+		if timeout 3 btmgmt --index 0 info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			# Reconfigure the HCI interface with the expected MAC address
+			set_btaddr && log info "Bluetooth activated" && return 0
+		fi
 		bt_stop
-
 		if [ "$i" -lt "$RETRIES" ]; then
 			log err "Cannot initialize Bluetooth, retrying..."
 		fi
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btdigi_qca65x4 b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btdigi_qca65x4
index 01f57c95f..d40d05020 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btdigi_qca65x4
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btdigi_qca65x4
@@ -26,9 +26,15 @@ bluetooth_init() {
 	for RETRY in $(seq 1 5)
 	do
 		killproc hciattach
-		modprobe btdigi
+		timeout 3 modprobe btdigi
 		if hciattach ttyBt qca ${BT_RATE:-3000000} -t30 ${BT_FLOW:-flow} unused ${BT_MACADDR} >${HCIATTACH_LOG} 2>&1; then
-			return
+			# hciattach performs a reset to load the new firmware and needs some time to be ready
+			sleep 1
+			# Validate that the controller is available through the
+			# kernel management interface used by bluetoothd.
+			if timeout 3 btmgmt --index 0 info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+				return
+			fi
 		fi
 		rmmod btdigi
 		sleep 1
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btnxpuart b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btnxpuart
index b3e93dab7..100812d07 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btnxpuart
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/bluetooth-init_btnxpuart
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ is_kernel_module_loaded() {
 	lsmod | grep -qs -w "^${MODULE_NAME}"
 }
 
+unload_module() {
+	hciconfig "${HCI_IFACE}" up && rmmod "${MODULE_NAME}"
+}
+
 bluetooth_start() {
 	if ! [ -e "/proc/device-tree/bluetooth/mac-address" ]; then
 		log "[ERROR] Bluetooth mac-address not found"
@@ -59,18 +63,31 @@ bluetooth_start() {
 	# If module is already loaded, skip
 	is_kernel_module_loaded && log "[ERROR] kernel module already present, skipping" && return 1
 
-	power 0 && sleep 0.2 && power 1
-	# Load manually the kernel module
-	modprobe "${MODULE_NAME}"
-	# Reconfigure the HCI interface with the expected MAC address and power levels
-	is_kernel_module_loaded && set_btaddr && set_power_config && log "Bluetooth activated" && return 0
+	for RETRY in $(seq 1 3)
+	do
+		power 0 && sleep 0.2 && power 1
+		# Load manually the kernel module
+		timeout 3 modprobe "${MODULE_NAME}"
+		is_kernel_module_loaded || continue
+		# Validate that the controller is available through the
+		# kernel management interface used by bluetoothd.
+		if timeout 3 btmgmt --index 0 info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+			# Reconfigure the HCI interface with the expected MAC address and power levels
+			if set_btaddr && set_power_config; then
+				log "Bluetooth activated"
+				return 0
+			fi
+		fi
+		unload_module
+		power 0
+	done
 	log "[ERROR] Cannot initialize Bluetooth correctly" && return 1
 }
 
 is_system_running() {
 	state=$(systemctl is-system-running 2>/dev/null)
 	case "$state" in
-		running|degraded)
+		starting|running|degraded)
 			return 0 ;; # System is operational
 		*)
 			return 1 ;; # Assume not running
@@ -84,7 +101,7 @@ bluetooth_stop() {
 	# sure the interface is UP before unloading the module.
 	#
 	if is_system_running; then
-		hciconfig "${HCI_IFACE}" up && rmmod "${MODULE_NAME}"
+		unload_module
 		power 0
 	else
 		log "System rebooting... not taking any action"
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/ccimx6/bluetooth-init b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/ccimx6/bluetooth-init
index 65b226bd9..3b8052c19 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/ccimx6/bluetooth-init
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/ccimx6/bluetooth-init
@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ bluetooth_init() {
 		killproc hciattach
 		powercycle_gpio "${BT_EN_QCA_GPIO_NR}"
 		if hciattach ttyBt qca ${BT_RATE:-3000000} -t30 ${BT_FLOW:-flow} unused ${BT_MACADDR} >${HCIATTACH_LOG} 2>&1; then
-			return
+			# hciattach performs a reset to load the new firmware and needs some time to be ready
+			sleep 1
+			# Validate that the controller is available through the
+			# kernel management interface used by bluetoothd.
+			if timeout 3 btmgmt --index 0 info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+				return
+			fi
 		fi
 		sleep 1
 	done
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/ccmp2/bluetooth-init b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/ccmp2/bluetooth-init
index f478dbf60..528f04a44 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/ccmp2/bluetooth-init
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/bluez/bluez5-init/ccmp2/bluetooth-init
@@ -53,9 +53,12 @@ bt_init() {
 			# Attach serial UART to the Bluetooth stack
 			btattach -B /dev/ttySTM1 -P bcm -S 3000000 &
 			sleep 2
-
-			# Reconfigure the HCI interface with the expected MAC address
-			set_btaddr && log info "OK" && return 0
+			# Validate that the controller is available through the
+			# kernel management interface used by bluetoothd.
+			if timeout 3 btmgmt --index 0 info >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+				# Reconfigure the HCI interface with the expected MAC address
+				set_btaddr && log info "OK" && return 0
+			fi
 		fi
 		log err "FAILED to bring hci0 up, retrying..."
 		killall btattach 2> /dev/null