diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp
index 62514ab..841c6d7 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/asio/connection.hpp
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
         sdbusplus::bus_t(sdbusplus::bus::new_default()), io_(io),
         socket(io_.get_executor(), get_fd())
     {
-        read_wait();
+        read_immediate();
     }
     connection(boost::asio::io_context& io, sd_bus* bus) :
         sdbusplus::bus_t(bus), io_(io), socket(io_.get_executor(), get_fd())
     {
-        read_wait();
+        read_immediate();
     }
     ~connection()
     {