diff --git a/drivers/telescope/lx200_OnStep.cpp b/drivers/telescope/lx200_OnStep.cpp
index 32dda04535..540a9963c4 100644
--- a/drivers/telescope/lx200_OnStep.cpp
+++ b/drivers/telescope/lx200_OnStep.cpp
@@ -4991,6 +4991,9 @@ bool LX200_OnStep::Sync(double ra, double dec)
     currentRA  = ra;
     currentDEC = dec;
 
+    EqNP.setState(IPS_OK);
+    NewRaDec(currentRA, currentDEC);
+
     LOG_INFO("OnStep: Synchronization successful.");
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/libs/indibase/hotplugmanager.cpp b/libs/indibase/hotplugmanager.cpp
index d08d34f8b7..885a141f66 100644
--- a/libs/indibase/hotplugmanager.cpp
+++ b/libs/indibase/hotplugmanager.cpp
@@ -323,12 +323,21 @@ void HotPlugManager::checkHotPlugEvents()
         {
             if (currentConnected.find(identifier) == currentConnected.end())
             {
-                // Device disconnected
-                LOGF_DEBUG("HotPlugManager: Device disconnected: %s", identifier.c_str());
                 std::shared_ptr<DefaultDevice> deviceToRemove = managedDevices.at(identifier);
+
+                // If the device is currently connected to a client, skip removal.
+                // Some devices (e.g. ZWO ASI cameras) perform USB resets after each
+                // frame readout, causing them to transiently disappear from USB
+                // enumeration. Destroying a connected device in this window breaks
+                // all INDI clients (KStars, PHD2) that hold property references.
+                if (deviceToRemove->isConnected())
+                {
+                    LOGF_DEBUG("HotPlugManager: Device %s not found on USB but is connected to a client, skipping removal.", identifier.c_str());
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                LOGF_DEBUG("HotPlugManager: Device disconnected: %s", identifier.c_str());
                 handler->destroyDevice(deviceToRemove);
-                // Note: The handler's internal map should be updated by destroyDevice or subsequent createDevice calls
-                // For std::deque, this means removing the element.
             }
         }