diff --git a/lib/BleScanner/src/BleScanner.cpp b/lib/BleScanner/src/BleScanner.cpp
index cd76cef..ba190c6 100644
--- a/lib/BleScanner/src/BleScanner.cpp
+++ b/lib/BleScanner/src/BleScanner.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ void Scanner::initialize(const std::string& deviceName, const bool wantDuplicate
   bleScan->setAdvertisedDeviceCallbacks(this, wantDuplicates);
   bleScan->setInterval(interval);
   bleScan->setWindow(window);
+  bleScan->setActiveScan(true);
 }
 
 void Scanner::update() {