diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index 0e20bc9..ebdec9d 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Item {
         "notify": plasmoid.configuration.notify
     }
 
+    signal initWidget
     signal needTextUpdate(string newText)
     signal needToolTipUpdate(string newText)
     signal sizeUpdate
@@ -131,10 +132,22 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
+    Timer {
+        id: timer
+        interval: 3000
+        onTriggered: initWidget()
+    }
+
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         if (debug) console.debug()
 
+        timer.start()
+    }
+
+    onInitWidget: {
+        if (debug) console.debug()
+
         // actions
         // it makes no sense to use this field with optimization enable
         if (!plasmoid.configuration.optimize)