diff --git a/boards.txt b/boards.txt
index 77fb320f8..e2e6a976b 100644
--- a/boards.txt
+++ b/boards.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ unor4wifi.upload.transport=
 unor4wifi.upload.vid=0x2341
 unor4wifi.upload.pid=0x1002
 unor4wifi.upload.use_1200bps_touch=true
-unor4wifi.upload.wait_for_upload_port=false
+unor4wifi.upload.wait_for_upload_port=true
 unor4wifi.upload.native_usb=true
 unor4wifi.upload.maximum_size=262144
 unor4wifi.upload.maximum_data_size=32768