diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryconfigurationmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryconfigurationmanager.cpp
index daa46be9917..e3a8981b726 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryconfigurationmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryconfigurationmanager.cpp
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ void BlackBerryConfigurationManager::loadSettings()
     loadAutoDetectedConfigurations();
     loadManualConfigurations();
     loadCertificates();
+
+    emit settingsLoaded();
 }
 
 void BlackBerryConfigurationManager::clearConfigurationSettings(BlackBerryConfiguration *config)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryconfigurationmanager.h b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryconfigurationmanager.h
index d170436875d..d953f182aa0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryconfigurationmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberryconfigurationmanager.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ public slots:
     void loadSettings();
     void saveSettings();
 
+signals:
+    void settingsLoaded();
+
 private:
     BlackBerryConfigurationManager(QObject *parent = 0);
     static BlackBerryConfigurationManager *m_instance;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconnectionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconnectionmanager.cpp
index 43551556786..339d9e834f2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconnectionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconnectionmanager.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "blackberrydeviceconfiguration.h"
 #include "blackberrydeviceconnection.h"
+#include "blackberryconfigurationmanager.h"
 #include "qnxconstants.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
@@ -110,6 +111,16 @@ void BlackBerryDeviceConnectionManager::connectDevice(Core::Id deviceId)
     if (device.isNull())
         return;
 
+    // BlackBerry Device connection needs the Qnx environments to be set
+    // in order to find the Connect.jar package.
+    // Let's delay the device connections at startup till the Qnx settings are loaded.
+    if (BlackBerryConfigurationManager::instance().configurations().isEmpty()) {
+        m_pendingDeviceConnections << device;
+        connect(&BlackBerryConfigurationManager::instance(), SIGNAL(settingsLoaded()),
+                this, SLOT(processPendingDeviceConnections()), Qt::UniqueConnection);
+        return;
+    }
+
     connectDevice(device);
 }
 
@@ -292,6 +303,20 @@ void BlackBerryDeviceConnectionManager::handleProcessOutput(const QString &outpu
         emit connectionOutput(deviceId, output);
 }
 
+void BlackBerryDeviceConnectionManager::processPendingDeviceConnections()
+{
+    if (m_pendingDeviceConnections.isEmpty()
+            || BlackBerryConfigurationManager::instance().configurations().isEmpty())
+        return;
+
+    foreach (ProjectExplorer::IDevice::ConstPtr device, m_pendingDeviceConnections)
+        connectDevice(device);
+
+    m_pendingDeviceConnections.clear();
+    disconnect(&BlackBerryConfigurationManager::instance(), SIGNAL(settingsLoaded()),
+            this, SLOT(processPendingDeviceConnections()));
+}
+
 BlackBerryDeviceConnection *BlackBerryDeviceConnectionManager::connectionForHost(const QString &host) const
 {
     QList<BlackBerryDeviceConnection*> connections = m_connections.uniqueKeys();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconnectionmanager.h b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconnectionmanager.h
index ac2935062e0..8d41e220b00 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconnectionmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/blackberrydeviceconnectionmanager.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ private slots:
 
     void handleProcessOutput(const QString &output);
 
+    void processPendingDeviceConnections();
+
 private:
     explicit BlackBerryDeviceConnectionManager();
 
@@ -97,6 +99,8 @@ private:
 
     static BlackBerryDeviceConnectionManager *m_instance;
     QMultiMap<BlackBerryDeviceConnection*, Core::Id> m_connections;
+
+    QList<ProjectExplorer::IDevice::ConstPtr> m_pendingDeviceConnections;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal