diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 322eb12..4590f5d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 xscope fileio change log
 ========================
 
+1.1.1
+-----
+
+  * REMOVED: xscope_fread() delay for Windows race condition
+  * ADDED: checks that xscope_io_init() has completed before allowing a file to be opened
+  * ADDED: adds helper function, xscope_fileio_is_initialized(), to allow application to check if the host connection has been established
+
 1.1.0
 -----
 
@@ -13,7 +20,7 @@ xscope fileio change log
   * ADDED: support for building and running the host endpoint on Windows
   * ADDED: XMOS public V1 license
   * ADDED: support for run_on_target() to optionally redirect stdout to file
-  * REMOVED:run_on_target() method returns stdout/err as list of lines 
+  * REMOVED:run_on_target() method returns stdout/err as list of lines
   * REMOVED: optional verbose kwarg in run_on_target()to reduce verbosity
 
 0.4.0
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 4b678c7..32f9a74 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ Source and header files for device code are found in ``src_xcore``
 
     void xscope_io_init(chanend_t xscope_end);
 
+    unsigned xscope_fileio_is_initialized(void);
+
     xscope_file_t xscope_open_file(char* filename, char* attributes);
 
     //NOTE MAXIMUM n_bytes_to_read of 64kB on Linux http://bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18528
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ Source and header files for device code are found in ``src_xcore``
 
     void xscope_fseek(xscope_file_t *xscope_io_handle, int offset, int whence);
 
-    int xscope_ftell(xscope_file_t *xscope_file);  
+    int xscope_ftell(xscope_file_t *xscope_file);
 
     void xscope_close_all_files(void);
 
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ The device side application requires a multi-tile main since it uses the xscope_
 to communicate with the host, which requires this. See examples for XC and C applications for how to do this.
 
 You will also need a copy of ``config.xscope`` in your firmware directory. This
-enables xscope in the tools and sets up the xscope probes used by fileio for communicating with the host app. You 
+enables xscope in the tools and sets up the xscope probes used by fileio for communicating with the host app. You
 can find a copy in ``xscope_fileio/config.xscope xscope_fileio/config.xscope.txt`` which you should rename to ``config.xscope``.
 
 Note currently missing from fileio api:
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ System Architecture
 -------------------
 
 The ``run_on_target`` function calls ``xrun --xscope-port`` with the binary and specified target adapter,
-and simultaneously launches a host application to communicate xscope data to/from 
+and simultaneously launches a host application to communicate xscope data to/from
 the xrun process via sockets. The host application responds to ``xscope_fileio`` API calls
 in the firmware code, reading/writing to the host file system.
 
diff --git a/xscope_fileio/api/xscope_io_device.h b/xscope_fileio/api/xscope_io_device.h
index c871868..67a2e51 100644
--- a/xscope_fileio/api/xscope_io_device.h
+++ b/xscope_fileio/api/xscope_io_device.h
@@ -31,10 +31,19 @@ extern "C"{
  *
  * @param   xscope_end is the app side channel end connected xscope_host_data()
  *          task in the top level application.
- * @return  void    
+ * @return  void
  ******************************************************************************/
 void xscope_io_init(chanend_t xscope_end);
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ * xscope_fileio_is_initialized
+ *
+ * This returns the status of the host xscope fileio connection
+ *
+ * @return  1 if initialized, else 0
+ ******************************************************************************/
+unsigned xscope_fileio_is_initialized(void);
+
 /******************************************************************************
  * xscope_open_files
  *
@@ -44,7 +53,7 @@ void xscope_io_init(chanend_t xscope_end);
  *
  * @param   read_file_name to open on host
  * @param   write_file_name to open on host
- * @return  an initialised xscope_file_handle  
+ * @return  an initialised xscope_file_handle
  ******************************************************************************/
 xscope_file_t xscope_open_file(const char* filename, char* attributes);
 
@@ -56,9 +65,9 @@ xscope_file_t xscope_open_file(const char* filename, char* attributes);
  * requested data from the file. Each read is contiguous from the previous read
  *
  * @param   handle of file to operate on
- * @param   buffer that will be written the file read 
+ * @param   buffer that will be written the file read
  * @param   n_bytes_to_read
- * @return  number of bytes actually read. Will be zero if EOF already hit.    
+ * @return  number of bytes actually read. Will be zero if EOF already hit.
  ******************************************************************************/
 size_t xscope_fread(xscope_file_t *xscope_io_handle, uint8_t *buffer, size_t n_bytes_to_read);
 
@@ -68,9 +77,9 @@ size_t xscope_fread(xscope_file_t *xscope_io_handle, uint8_t *buffer, size_t n_b
  * Writes a number of bytes from the buffer provided by the application.
  *
  * @param   handle of file to operate on
- * @param   buffer that will be read and sent to be written on the host 
+ * @param   buffer that will be read and sent to be written on the host
  * @param   n_bytes_to_write
- * @return  void    
+ * @return  void
  ******************************************************************************/
 void xscope_fwrite(xscope_file_t *xscope_io_handle, uint8_t *buffer, size_t n_bytes_to_write);
 
@@ -80,9 +89,9 @@ void xscope_fwrite(xscope_file_t *xscope_io_handle, uint8_t *buffer, size_t n_by
  * Sets the file position of the stream to the given offset
  *
  * @param   handle of file to operate on
- * @param   offset in bytes 
+ * @param   offset in bytes
  * @param   whence - SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR or SEEK_END
- * @return  void    
+ * @return  void
  ******************************************************************************/
 void xscope_fseek(xscope_file_t *xscope_io_handle, int offset, int whence);
 
@@ -92,9 +101,9 @@ void xscope_fseek(xscope_file_t *xscope_io_handle, int offset, int whence);
  * Obtain the file position of the stream
  *
  * @param   handle of file to operate on
- * @return  void    
+ * @return  void
  ******************************************************************************/
-int xscope_ftell(xscope_file_t *xscope_file);  
+int xscope_ftell(xscope_file_t *xscope_file);
 
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ int xscope_ftell(xscope_file_t *xscope_file);
  * This must be called at the end of device application as it also signals
  * terminate to the host app.
  *
- * @return  void    
+ * @return  void
  ******************************************************************************/
 void xscope_close_all_files(void);
 
@@ -112,4 +121,4 @@ void xscope_close_all_files(void);
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/xscope_fileio/module_build_info b/xscope_fileio/module_build_info
index 7b658d6..e6ada03 100644
--- a/xscope_fileio/module_build_info
+++ b/xscope_fileio/module_build_info
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 1.1.0
+VERSION = 1.1.1
 
 MODULE_XCC_FLAGS = $(XCC_FLAGS)
 
diff --git a/xscope_fileio/src/xscope_io_device.c b/xscope_fileio/src/xscope_io_device.c
index 691ff68..616bfa5 100644
--- a/xscope_fileio/src/xscope_io_device.c
+++ b/xscope_fileio/src/xscope_io_device.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 chanend_t c_xscope = 0;
 unsigned file_idx = 0;
 lock_t file_access_lock;
+volatile unsigned xscope_io_init_flag = 0;
 
 __attribute__((weak))
 void xscope_fileio_lock_alloc(void) {
@@ -33,14 +34,23 @@ void xscope_fileio_lock_release(void) {
     lock_release(file_access_lock);
 }
 
+unsigned xscope_fileio_is_initialized(void) {
+    return xscope_io_init_flag;
+}
+
 void xscope_io_init(chanend_t xscope_end){
     xscope_fileio_lock_alloc();
     xscope_mode_lossless();
     c_xscope = xscope_end;
     xscope_connect_data_from_host(c_xscope);
+    xscope_io_init_flag = 1;
 }
 
 xscope_file_t xscope_open_file(const char* filename, char* attributes){
+    /* Wait until xscope_fileio is initialized */
+    while(xscope_fileio_is_initialized() == 0) {
+        delay_ticks(1);
+    }
     xscope_fileio_lock_acquire();
     xscope_file_t xscope_file;
     strcpy(xscope_file.filename, filename);
@@ -93,16 +103,6 @@ size_t xscope_fread(xscope_file_t *xscope_file, uint8_t *buffer, size_t n_bytes_
 
     xscope_bytes(XSCOPE_ID_READ_BYTES, sizeof(packet), packet);
 
-    // Add a delay to avoid a race condition seen only on Windows
-    // See issue 30
-    #define XSCOPE_FREAD_RACE_CONDITION_DELAY ( XS1_TIMER_MHZ * 100 )
-
-    // Define the timeafter macro until it becomes available in C source files via xs1.h
-    #define timeafter(A, B) ((int)((B) - (A)) < 0)
-
-    uint32_t time_delay = get_reference_time() + XSCOPE_FREAD_RACE_CONDITION_DELAY;
-    while(timeafter(time_delay, get_reference_time()));
-
     do
     {
         int bytes_read = 0;