diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index abbfaf3..440fb50 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "homekit-exporter"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "env_logger",
diff --git a/homekit-controller/src/lib.rs b/homekit-controller/src/lib.rs
index 9fe209f..70cffea 100644
--- a/homekit-controller/src/lib.rs
+++ b/homekit-controller/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use ed25519_dalek::{Signer, Verifier};
 use hkdf::Hkdf;
 
 use sha2::Sha512;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf, time::Duration};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use x25519_dalek::{EphemeralSecret, PublicKey};
 
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ mod homekit_http;
 mod pairing_data;
 mod tlv8;
 
+const METRIC_GATHER_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 3;
+
 pub fn load(pairing_data: PathBuf) -> Result<HashMap<String, PythonPairingData>, HomekitError> {
     Ok(serde_json::from_str(&std::fs::read_to_string(
         pairing_data,
@@ -294,7 +296,19 @@ impl DeviceConnection {
     }
 
     pub async fn update_characteristics(&mut self) -> Result<(), HomekitError> {
-        self.characteristics_request(true).await
+        match tokio::time::timeout(
+            Duration::from_secs(METRIC_GATHER_TIMEOUT_SECS),
+            self.characteristics_request(true),
+        )
+        .await
+        {
+            Ok(r) => r,
+            Err(_) => {
+                log::warn!("failed to update characteristics");
+                self.socket = None;
+                Err(HomekitError::Timeout)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     async fn characteristics_request(&mut self, additional_data: bool) -> Result<(), HomekitError> {
@@ -385,10 +399,10 @@ pub enum HomekitError {
     Utf8(#[from] std::string::FromUtf8Error),
     #[error("device not found")]
     DeviceNotFound,
-    #[error("timeout")]
-    Timeout(#[from] tokio::time::error::Elapsed),
     #[error("discovery")]
     Discovery(#[from] DiscoveryError),
+    #[error("timeout")]
+    Timeout,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
diff --git a/homekit-exporter/Cargo.toml b/homekit-exporter/Cargo.toml
index b2b7bbe..12505f4 100644
--- a/homekit-exporter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/homekit-exporter/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "homekit-exporter"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 description = "Prometheus exporter for HomeKit sensors"
diff --git a/homekit-exporter/packaging/PKGBUILD b/homekit-exporter/packaging/PKGBUILD
index 0928231..d651d7f 100644
--- a/homekit-exporter/packaging/PKGBUILD
+++ b/homekit-exporter/packaging/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Alex Janka <alex@alexjanka.com>
 
 pkgname=homekit-logger
-pkgver=0.5.1
+pkgver=0.5.2
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Prometheus exporter for HomeKit sensors"
 arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')
diff --git a/homekit-exporter/src/server.rs b/homekit-exporter/src/server.rs
index 3f62cda..99d45b1 100644
--- a/homekit-exporter/src/server.rs
+++ b/homekit-exporter/src/server.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use homekit_controller::{Data, DeviceConnection};
 use rocket::State;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, time::Duration};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use tokio::{sync::Mutex, task::JoinSet};
 
 use crate::MONITORED_CHARACTERISTICS;
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ pub fn launch(
         .mount("/", routes![metrics])
 }
 
-const METRIC_GATHER_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 3;
-
 #[get("/metrics")]
 pub async fn metrics(state: &State<Mutex<HashMap<String, DeviceConnection>>>) -> Option<String> {
     let mut state = state.lock().await;
@@ -27,11 +25,7 @@ pub async fn metrics(state: &State<Mutex<HashMap<String, DeviceConnection>>>) ->
                 let mut return_string = String::new();
                 let mut types_seen = Vec::new();
 
-                match tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(METRIC_GATHER_TIMEOUT_SECS), connected.update_characteristics()).await{
-                    Ok(r) => r.ok()?,
-                    Err(_) => log::warn!("failed to update characteristics for {name}"),
-                }
-
+                connected.update_characteristics().await.ok()?;
 
                 for (aid, accessory) in &connected.accessories {
                     for service in accessory.services.values() {
@@ -78,18 +72,19 @@ pub async fn metrics(state: &State<Mutex<HashMap<String, DeviceConnection>>>) ->
         );
     }
 
-    let mut s = String::new();
+    let mut types_string = String::new();
+    let mut values_string = String::new();
     let mut shown_types = Vec::new();
     while let Some(Ok(Some((k, v, metrics, types)))) = set.join_next().await {
         state.insert(k, v);
         for c in types {
             if !shown_types.contains(&c) {
-                s.push_str(format!("# TYPE {} gauge\n", c).as_str());
+                types_string.push_str(format!("# TYPE {} gauge\n", c).as_str());
                 shown_types.push(c);
             }
         }
-        s.push_str(&metrics);
+        values_string.push_str(&metrics);
     }
 
-    Some(s)
+    Some(format!("{types_string}{values_string}"))
 }