diff --git a/internal/updater/artifacts/download_resources.sh b/internal/updater/artifacts/download_resources.sh
index 640565b..597e4ef 100644
--- a/internal/updater/artifacts/download_resources.sh
+++ b/internal/updater/artifacts/download_resources.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e
 BASE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 
 REPO="arduino/qdl-packing"
-TAG="v2.2-22"
+TAG="add-list-command-25"
 
 # Remove existing resource directories if they exist
 rm -rf $BASE_DIR/resources_*
diff --git a/internal/updater/flasher.go b/internal/updater/flasher.go
index ac99b1f..23547e9 100644
--- a/internal/updater/flasher.go
+++ b/internal/updater/flasher.go
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ package updater
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os/exec"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
@@ -112,27 +116,13 @@ type FlashEvent struct {
 type FlashCallback func(FlashEvent)
 
 func FlashBoard(ctx context.Context, downloadedImagePath *paths.Path, version string, preserveUser bool, callback FlashCallback) error {
-	flashDir, err := searchForFlashDir(downloadedImagePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	qdlDir, err := paths.MkTempDir("", "qdl-")
+	qdlPath, cleanup, err := installQdl()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer func() { _ = qdlDir.RemoveAll() }()
-
-	qdlPath := qdlDir.Join("qdl")
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		qdlPath = qdlDir.Join("qdl.exe")
-	}
+	defer cleanup()
 
-	err = qdlPath.WriteFile(artifacts.QdlBinary)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	err = qdlPath.Chmod(0755)
+	flashDir, err := searchForFlashDir(downloadedImagePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -239,6 +229,27 @@ func searchForFlashDir(extractPath *paths.Path) (*paths.Path, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+func installQdl() (*paths.Path, func(), error) {
+	qdlDir, err := paths.MkTempDir("", "qdl-")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	qdlPath := qdlDir.Join("qdl")
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		qdlPath = qdlDir.Join("qdl.exe")
+	}
+
+	if err = qdlPath.WriteFile(artifacts.QdlBinary); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	if err = qdlPath.Chmod(0755); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	return qdlPath, func() { _ = qdlDir.RemoveAll() }, nil
+}
+
 // Checks the board GPT table and counts the number of partitions, this tells if the board supports preserving or not user's data.
 func checkBoardGPTTable(ctx context.Context, qdlPath, flashDir *paths.Path) error {
 	dumpBinPath := qdlPath.Parent().Join("dump.bin")
@@ -288,3 +299,35 @@ func checkBoardGPTTable(ctx context.Context, qdlPath, flashDir *paths.Path) erro
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// WantForQdlDevice waits for a QDL device to be connected.
+// This is like and hack because QDL does not have a specific command to wait for a device,
+// so we use the read command with a dummy ELF and XML file to detect when a device is connected.
+func WaitForQdlDevice(ctx context.Context) error {
+	qdlPath, cleanup, err := installQdl()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	for {
+		cmd, err := paths.NewProcess(nil, qdlPath.String(), "--list")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if out, err := cmd.RunAndCaptureCombinedOutput(ctx); err != nil {
+			slog.Debug("wait for qdl device command exit", "out", string(out), "err", err)
+			var exitErr *exec.ExitError
+			if errors.As(err, &exitErr) {
+				if exitErr.ExitCode() != 1 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("error waiting for QDL device: %w: %s", err, out)
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			slog.Debug("qdl device detected", "out", string(out))
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/service/service_flash.go b/service/service_flash.go
index 24daa0f..9f83c9a 100644
--- a/service/service_flash.go
+++ b/service/service_flash.go
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ func (s *flasherServerImpl) Flash(req *flasher.FlashRequest, stream flasher.Flas
 		}
 	}
 
+	if err := updater.WaitForQdlDevice(ctx); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not find connected Arduino Uno QDL device: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	rel, err := client.GetReleaseByVersion(ctx, req.GetVersion())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not get release info: %w", err)