diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e16afdb..2615d2a 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,10 +8,16 @@
  - Add conditional snippets (`if`, `else`, `elif`)
  - Add waveform to editor link (click on waveform show signal in code)
 
+## Fixed
+ 
+ - Tentative fix of semi-random failure to automatically load config, refresh or index.
+
 ## Changed
 
  - Properly extract test messages and report test failure errors
 
+
+
 # 0.2.0 - 2024-12-16
 
 ## Added 
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 4ab390a..55714a4 100755
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 		// Display a message box to the user
 		window.showInformationMessage('Hello from diplomat-host!');
 	}));
-	559653
 
 	// Use the console to output diagnostic information (console.log) and errors (console.error)
 	// This line of code will only be executed once when your extension is activated
@@ -248,8 +247,11 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 	console.log('Starting Diplomat LSP');
 	//outputchan = window.createOutputChannel("[diplomat] Client");
 	diplomat.activateLspClient(context)
-		.then(() => { return diplomat.pushParameters(context) })
-		.then(() => { return dataprovider.refresh()});
+		.then(() => {
+			setTimeout(() => {
+				diplomat.pushParameters(context).then(() => dataprovider.refresh())
+			},500)
+			});
 	
 	// Elements may use this variable to toggle visibility on extension availability.
 	void commands.executeCommand('setContext', 'diplomat-host:enabled', true);