diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 53effb66e..c75426911 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
+ - bugfix:  70_ZoneMinder: fix afterInitialized (thx GeberNehmer)
  - bugfix:  73_AutoShuttersControl: change shading reading message
  - feature: 76_SMAPortal: upgrade to V3. This version is not compatible to
                           prior V2. Attributes and Readings are changed.
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/70_ZoneMinder.pm b/fhem/FHEM/70_ZoneMinder.pm
index 982b09395..3fac34976 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/70_ZoneMinder.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/70_ZoneMinder.pm
@@ -99,7 +99,12 @@ sub ZoneMinder_Define {
   my $triggerPortState = $hash->{STATE};
   ZoneMinder_updateState( $hash, $triggerPortState, 'n/a' );
 
-  ZoneMinder_afterInitialized($hash);
+  if (!$init_done) {
+    InternalTimer(gettimeofday()+5, "ZoneMinder_afterInitialized", $hash, 0);
+  }
+  else {
+    ZoneMinder_afterInitialized($hash);
+  }
 
   return undef;
 }