diff --git a/bumble/drivers/intel.py b/bumble/drivers/intel.py
index 5dbec386e..fd3f41594 100644
--- a/bumble/drivers/intel.py
+++ b/bumble/drivers/intel.py
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ async def send_firmware_data(self, data_type: int, data: bytes) -> None:
             )
 
     async def load_firmware(self) -> None:
-        self.host.ready = True
         device_info = await self.read_device_info()
         logger.debug(
             "device info: \n%s",
@@ -663,7 +662,6 @@ async def reboot_bootloader(self) -> None:
         await asyncio.sleep(_POST_RESET_DELAY)
 
     async def read_device_info(self) -> dict[ValueType, Any]:
-        self.host.ready = True
         response1 = await self.host.send_sync_command_raw(hci.HCI_Reset_Command())
         if not isinstance(
             response1.return_parameters, hci.HCI_StatusReturnParameters
diff --git a/bumble/drivers/rtk.py b/bumble/drivers/rtk.py
index 24bb78b3a..bccaea50a 100644
--- a/bumble/drivers/rtk.py
+++ b/bumble/drivers/rtk.py
@@ -555,11 +555,9 @@ async def driver_info_for_host(cls, host: Host) -> DriverInfo | None:
                 hci.HCI_Reset_Command(),
                 response_timeout=cls.POST_RESET_DELAY,
             )
-            host.ready = True  # Needed to let the host know the controller is ready.
         except asyncio.exceptions.TimeoutError:
             logger.warning("timeout waiting for hci reset, retrying")
             await host.send_sync_command(hci.HCI_Reset_Command())
-            host.ready = True
 
         response = await host.send_sync_command_raw(
             hci.HCI_Read_Local_Version_Information_Command()
diff --git a/bumble/host.py b/bumble/host.py
index 992e042e3..7a514e23d 100644
--- a/bumble/host.py
+++ b/bumble/host.py
@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ async def reset(self, driver_factory=drivers.get_driver_for_host) -> None:
         # Send a reset command unless a driver has already done so.
         if reset_needed:
             await self.send_sync_command(hci.HCI_Reset_Command())
-            self.ready = True
+
+        self.ready = True
 
         response1 = await self.send_sync_command(
             hci.HCI_Read_Local_Supported_Commands_Command()
@@ -984,7 +985,10 @@ def on_packet(self, packet: bytes) -> None:
 
         if self.ready or (
             isinstance(hci_packet, hci.HCI_Command_Complete_Event)
-            and hci_packet.command_opcode == hci.HCI_RESET_COMMAND
+            and (
+                hci_packet.command_opcode == hci.HCI_RESET_COMMAND
+                or hci_packet.command_opcode >> 10 == hci.HCI_VENDOR_OGF
+            )
         ):
             self.on_hci_packet(hci_packet)
         else: