diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
index 6b3c08a9..b7da3e20 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ void CoreController::performControlOperation() {
   sdStateMachine();
   performMountedSdCardOperations();
   if (sdCardCheckCd.hasTimedOut()) {
+    if (shortSdCardCdCounter < 2) {
+      shortSdCardCdCounter++;
+    }
+    if (shortSdCardCdCounter == 2) {
+      sdCardCheckCd.setTimeout(DEFAULT_SD_CARD_CHECK_TIMEOUT);
+    }
     performSdCardCheck();
     sdCardCheckCd.resetTimer();
   }
diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.h b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.h
index 460c0f8a..c3c830cc 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.h
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class CoreController : public ExtendedControllerBase {
   static constexpr char CHIP_1_COPY_0_MOUNT_DIR[] = "/tmp/mntupdate-xdi-qspi1-nom-rootfs";
   static constexpr char CHIP_1_COPY_1_MOUNT_DIR[] = "/tmp/mntupdate-xdi-qspi1-gold-rootfs";
 
+  static constexpr dur_millis_t INIT_SD_CARD_CHECK_TIMEOUT = 5000;
+  static constexpr dur_millis_t DEFAULT_SD_CARD_CHECK_TIMEOUT = 60000;
+
   static constexpr ActionId_t LIST_DIRECTORY_INTO_FILE = 0;
   static constexpr ActionId_t SWITCH_REBOOT_FILE_HANDLING = 5;
   static constexpr ActionId_t RESET_REBOOT_COUNTERS = 6;
@@ -210,6 +213,8 @@ class CoreController : public ExtendedControllerBase {
   RebootFile rebootFile = {};
   std::string currMntPrefix;
   bool performOneShotSdCardOpsSwitch = false;
+  uint8_t shortSdCardCdCounter = 0;
+  Countdown sdCardCheckCd = Countdown(INIT_SD_CARD_CHECK_TIMEOUT);
 
   /**
    * Index 0: Chip 0 Copy 0
@@ -229,7 +234,7 @@ class CoreController : public ExtendedControllerBase {
 
   ReturnValue_t initializeLocalDataPool(localpool::DataPool& localDataPoolMap,
                                         LocalDataPoolManager& poolManager) override;
-  Countdown sdCardCheckCd = Countdown(120000);
+
   LocalPoolDataSetBase* getDataSetHandle(sid_t sid) override;
   ReturnValue_t checkModeCommand(Mode_t mode, Submode_t submode, uint32_t* msToReachTheMode);
   void performMountedSdCardOperations();