diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 896daedb..672b62b6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "arduino-create-agent-js-client",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a1f4d1f..72bb75c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "arduino-create-agent-js-client",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.0.3",
   "description": "JS module providing discovery of the Arduino Create Plugin and communication with it",
   "main": "./src/index.js",
   "module": "es/index.js",
diff --git a/src/boardConfiguration.js b/src/boardConfiguration.js
index 9d580a9a..6b29aab5 100644
--- a/src/boardConfiguration.js
+++ b/src/boardConfiguration.js
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ export default class BoardConfiguration {
    * @param {function} createDeviceCb used to create the device associated to the user
    */
   configure(compiledSketch, board, createDeviceCb) {
+    this.daemon.initUpload();
     this.configuring.next({ status: this.CONFIGURE_IN_PROGRESS, msg: 'Uploading provisioning sketch...' });
     if (!this.daemon.channelOpen.getValue()) {
       const errorMessage = `Couldn't configure board at port ${board.port} because we there is no open channel to the Arduino Create Plugin.`;
@@ -236,7 +237,6 @@ export default class BoardConfiguration {
       this.configuring.next({ status: this.CONFIGURE_ERROR, err: `Couldn't configure board at port ${board.port}. Upload failed with error: ${upload.err}` });
     });
 
-    this.daemon.initUpload();
     this.uploadSketch(compiledSketch, board);
   }
 }