diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/LibreELEC-settings/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/LibreELEC-settings/package.mk
index f1c4044c42..ce9dec633d 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/LibreELEC-settings/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/LibreELEC-settings/package.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="LibreELEC-settings"
-PKG_VERSION="e7559693978aa2adc9854f968bf955eeeab62de4"
-PKG_SHA256="3135fecfcd78f0fc7760735eff17ebdffe603de7ba4f1c3230633c11a3237d3a"
+PKG_VERSION="248e7874586966ed1f7177dc8f85e3b3eec95a7a"
+PKG_SHA256="a64a187dc61dc1c5c127b21549a1e548fbe3acada616f23b35a7a7a260357870"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://libreelec.tv"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/LibreELEC/service.libreelec.settings/archive/${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/config/network_wait b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/config/network_wait
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c796cb1af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/config/network_wait
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+WAIT_NETWORK="true"
+WAIT_NETWORK_TIME="10"
+WAIT_NETWORK_DEFAULT="true"
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index f88610ddca..5b9bdd7ca3 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
                                 $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/devices/$DEVICE/kodi/appliance.xml \
                                 > $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/system/settings/appliance.xml
 
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/cache/libreelec
+    cp $PKG_DIR/config/network_wait $INSTALL/usr/cache/libreelec
+
   # update addon manifest
   ADDON_MANIFEST=$INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/system/addon-manifest.xml
   xmlstarlet ed -L -d "/addons/addon[text()='service.xbmc.versioncheck']" $ADDON_MANIFEST
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/system.d/kodi-waitonnetwork.service b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/system.d/kodi-waitonnetwork.service
index 1c5a15e2c3..cad4091213 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/system.d/kodi-waitonnetwork.service
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/system.d/kodi-waitonnetwork.service
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ After=connman.service
 Before=network-online.target
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
-ConditionPathExists=/storage/.cache/libreelec/network_wait
+ConditionFileNotEmpty=/storage/.cache/libreelec/network_wait
 ConditionPathExists=!/dev/.kernel_ipconfig
+ConditionPathExists=/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.libreelec.settings/oe_settings.xml
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 EnvironmentFile=/storage/.cache/libreelec/network_wait
-ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'echo "waiting on Network to come online ... (max. $WAIT_NETWORK_TIME sec.)"'
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/connmand-wait-online --timeout=${WAIT_NETWORK_TIME}
 StandardOutput=tty
 RemainAfterExit=yes
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/wait-time-sync/sources/wait-time-sync.c b/packages/sysutils/wait-time-sync/sources/wait-time-sync.c
index 52cd5d780a..8744e94f95 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/wait-time-sync/sources/wait-time-sync.c
+++ b/packages/sysutils/wait-time-sync/sources/wait-time-sync.c
@@ -2,22 +2,53 @@
 /* Copyright (C) 2020-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv) */
 
 #include <sys/timex.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 
-int main()
+#define POLL_FREQ 10
+
+void usage(char *name)
 {
-  int rc;
+  if (!name)
+    name = "wait-time-sync";
 
-  for (;;)
+  printf("Usage: %s [-t seconds | --timeout seconds]\n", name);
+  exit(2);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  unsigned timeout = UINT_MAX;
+  int rc = 0;
+
+  if (argc == 3)
+  {
+    unsigned long val;
+    char *p;
+
+    if (strcmp(argv[1], "-t") && strcmp(argv[1], "--timeout"))
+      usage(argv[0]);
+    val = strtoul(argv[2], &p, 0);
+    if (*p || val == 0 || val >= UINT_MAX / POLL_FREQ)
+      usage(argv[0]);
+    timeout = (unsigned)val * POLL_FREQ;
+  }
+  else if (argc != 1)
+    usage(argv[0]);
+
+  for ( ; timeout; --timeout)
   {
     struct timex tx = {};
 
     rc = adjtimex(&tx);
     if (rc != TIME_ERROR)
       break;
-    usleep(1000000U/3);
+    usleep(1000000U / POLL_FREQ);
   }
 
-  return rc == -1 ? errno : 0;
+  return rc == -1 ? errno : !timeout;
 }