diff --git a/src/VM.ts b/src/VM.ts
index 9df794f..870c292 100644
--- a/src/VM.ts
+++ b/src/VM.ts
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ export default class VM {
         var msg = msgpack.decode(this.#currentChunk!) as protocol.ProtocolMessage;
         if (this.#nopTimeout) clearTimeout(this.#nopTimeout);
         this.#nopTimeout = setTimeout(() => this.#nopTimeoutFunc(), 5000);
+        this.#noNop = false;
         if (!this.isConnectedToVM) {
             log("INFO", `Got connection to VM at ${this.#id}`);
             if (this.#messageQueue.size > 0) this.messageQueueLoop();
             this.isConnectedToVM = true;
-            this.#noNop = false;
         }
         switch (msg.Operation) {
             case protocol.ProtocolOperation.ACK: