diff --git a/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs b/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
index 6d5442e..6ab350c 100644
--- a/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
+++ b/Meade.net.Telescope/Telescope.cs
@@ -686,19 +686,26 @@ namespace ASCOM.Meade.net
                 }
                 default:
                 {
-                    var i = 10;
-                    while (i > 0)
+                    try
                     {
-                        var displayText = Action("Handbox", "readdisplay");
-                        if (displayText.Contains("Align:"))
+                        var i = 10;
+                        while (i > 0)
                         {
-                            i = 0;
-                            continue;
-                        }
+                            var displayText = Action("Handbox", "readdisplay");
+                            if (displayText.Contains("Align:"))
+                            {
+                                i = 0;
+                                continue;
+                            }
 
-                        Action("Handbox", "mode");
-                        _utilities.WaitForMilliseconds(500);
-                        i--;
+                            Action("Handbox", "mode");
+                            _utilities.WaitForMilliseconds(500);
+                            i--;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch (TimeoutException e)
+                    {
+                        LogMessage("ApplySkipAutoStarPrompts","Timed out bypassing the date time prompts. Skipping.");
                     }
 
                     break;