diff --git a/src/Connection.tsx b/src/Connection.tsx
index b82a39a7..a02a1628 100644
--- a/src/Connection.tsx
+++ b/src/Connection.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class Connection extends React.Component<ConnectionProperties, ConnectionState>
             }
             this.device = await navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice({
                 filters: [{ services: [pybricksServiceUUID] }],
+                optionalServices: [bleNusServiceUUID],
             });
             if (this.device.gatt === undefined) {
                 throw Error('Device does not support GATT');