diff --git a/plugins/unifying/fu-plugin-unifying.c b/plugins/unifying/fu-plugin-unifying.c
index 7757e2b0c..a6c4e9c7e 100644
--- a/plugins/unifying/fu-plugin-unifying.c
+++ b/plugins/unifying/fu-plugin-unifying.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fu_plugin_update_online (FuPlugin *plugin,
 		g_timeout_add (50, fu_plugin_unifying_detach_cb, device);
 		if (!lu_context_wait_for_replug (data->ctx,
 						 device,
-						 2000,
+						 FU_DEVICE_TIMEOUT_REPLUG,
 						 error))
 			return FALSE;
 		g_object_unref (device);
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ fu_plugin_update_online (FuPlugin *plugin,
 	/* write the firmware */
 	fu_plugin_set_status (plugin, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_WRITE);
 	if (!lu_device_write_firmware (device, blob_fw,
-					     lu_write_progress_cb, plugin,
-					     error))
+				       lu_write_progress_cb, plugin,
+				       error))
 		return FALSE;
 	fu_plugin_set_status (plugin, FWUPD_STATUS_DEVICE_RESTART);
 	if (!lu_device_attach (device, error))
@@ -178,6 +178,24 @@ fu_plugin_update_online (FuPlugin *plugin,
 	if (!lu_device_close (device, error))
 		return FALSE;
 
+	/* wait for it to appear back in runtime mode */
+	if (!lu_context_wait_for_replug (data->ctx,
+					 device,
+					 FU_DEVICE_TIMEOUT_REPLUG,
+					 error))
+		return FALSE;
+	g_object_unref (device);
+
+	/* get the new device version */
+	device = fu_plugin_unifying_get_device (plugin, dev, error);
+	if (device == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+	if (!lu_device_open (device, error))
+		return FALSE;
+	fu_device_set_version (dev, lu_device_get_version_fw (device));
+	if (!lu_device_close (device, error))
+		return FALSE;
+
 	/* success */
 	data->ignore_replug = FALSE;
 	return TRUE;
diff --git a/plugins/unifying/lu-device.h b/plugins/unifying/lu-device.h
index 4782be6c8..57a107541 100644
--- a/plugins/unifying/lu-device.h
+++ b/plugins/unifying/lu-device.h
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ struct _LuDeviceClass
 #define LU_DEVICE_EP3				0x83
 #define LU_DEVICE_TIMEOUT_MS			2500
 
+/* some USB hubs take a looong time to re-connect the device */
+#define FU_DEVICE_TIMEOUT_REPLUG		10000 /* ms */
+
 typedef enum {
 	LU_DEVICE_KIND_UNKNOWN,
 	LU_DEVICE_KIND_RUNTIME,
diff --git a/plugins/unifying/lu-tool.c b/plugins/unifying/lu-tool.c
index 62dbc0b67..a7bb202d6 100644
--- a/plugins/unifying/lu-tool.c
+++ b/plugins/unifying/lu-tool.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ lu_tool_write (FuLuToolPrivate *priv, gchar **values, GError **error)
 		if (lu_device_has_flag (device, LU_DEVICE_FLAG_DETACH_WILL_REPLUG)) {
 			if (!lu_context_wait_for_replug (priv->ctx,
 							 device,
-							 5000,
+							 FU_DEVICE_TIMEOUT_REPLUG,
 							 error))
 				return FALSE;
 			g_usleep (G_USEC_PER_SEC);