diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py
index 5b067b1819..b321182916 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py
@@ -579,16 +579,20 @@ class SMART_DEVICE_APP(DeviceConfig, DevicePlugin):
                     self._close_device_socket()
             return (self.is_connected, self)
         if getattr(self, 'broadcast_socket', None) is not None:
-            ans = select.select((self.broadcast_socket,), (), (), 0)
-            if len(ans[0]) > 0:
-                try:
-                    packet = self.broadcast_socket.recvfrom(100)
-                    remote = packet[1]
-                    message = str(socket.gethostname().partition('.')[0] + '|') + str(self.port)
-                    self._debug('received broadcast', packet, message)
-                    self.broadcast_socket.sendto(message, remote)
-                except:
-                    traceback.print_exc()
+            while True:
+                ans = select.select((self.broadcast_socket,), (), (), 0)
+                if len(ans[0]) > 0:
+                    try:
+                        packet = self.broadcast_socket.recvfrom(100)
+                        remote = packet[1]
+                        message = str(socket.gethostname().partition('.')[0]
+                                        + '|') + str(self.port)
+                        self._debug('received broadcast', packet, message)
+                        self.broadcast_socket.sendto(message, remote)
+                    except:
+                        pass
+                else:
+                    break
 
         if getattr(self, 'listen_socket', None) is not None:
             ans = select.select((self.listen_socket,), (), (), 0)