diff --git a/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp b/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp
index 43b54070..9ca23246 100755
--- a/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/bushandler.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,8 @@ result_t BusHandler::handleSymbol() {
 
   // receive next symbol (optionally check reception of sent symbol)
   symbol_t recvSymbol;
-  result = m_device->recv(timeout+m_transferLatency, &recvSymbol);
+  bool isAutoSyn = !sending && m_generateSynInterval == SYN_TIMEOUT && (m_state == bs_noSignal || m_state == bs_skip);
+  result = m_device->recv(timeout+(isAutoSyn ? 0 : m_transferLatency), &recvSymbol);
   if (sending) {
     clockGettime(&recvTime);
   }