diff --git a/plugin_KinectOne/KinectOne.cs b/plugin_KinectOne/KinectOne.cs
index 365ddf7..9331ec0 100644
--- a/plugin_KinectOne/KinectOne.cs
+++ b/plugin_KinectOne/KinectOne.cs
@@ -111,16 +111,7 @@ public void Initialize()
 
     public void Shutdown()
     {
-        // BodyFrameReader is IDisposable
-        BodyFrameReader?.Dispose();
-        BodyFrameReader = null;
-
-        // Close the kinect sensor
-        KinectSensor?.Close();
-        KinectSensor = null;
-
-        // Mark as not initialized
-        IsInitialized = false;
+        ShutdownInternal();
     }
 
     public void Update()
@@ -133,12 +124,42 @@ public void SignalJoint(int jointId)
         // ignored
     }
 
+    private void ShutdownInternal(bool unInitialize = true)
+    {
+        // BodyFrameReader is IDisposable
+        BodyFrameReader?.Dispose();
+        BodyFrameReader = null;
+
+        // Close the kinect sensor
+        KinectSensor?.Close();
+        KinectSensor = null;
+
+        // Mark as not initialized
+        if (unInitialize)
+            IsInitialized = false;
+    }
+
     private bool InitKinect()
     {
         if ((KinectSensor = KinectSensor.GetDefault()) is null) return false;
 
         try
         {
+            try
+            {
+                // Try to open the kinect sensor
+                KinectSensor.Open(); // Open 0th
+                Thread.Sleep(500);
+
+                // First try to de-init the sensor
+                ShutdownInternal(false);
+                Thread.Sleep(500);
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // ignored
+            }
+
             // Try to open the kinect sensor
             KinectSensor.Open(); // Open 1st
             for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++)