diff --git a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.cpp b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.cpp
index 69ef0bad48..0d32eae312 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.cpp
@@ -255,23 +255,29 @@ ze_result_t DebugSessionLinux::initialize() {
     startInternalEventsThread();
 
     bool allEventsCollected = false;
-    bool eventAvailable = false;
+    bool eventAvailable = true;
+    float timeDelta = 0;
+    float timeStart = clock();
     do {
-        auto eventMemory = getInternalEvent();
-        auto debugEvent = reinterpret_cast<prelim_drm_i915_debug_event *>(eventMemory.get());
-        if (eventMemory != nullptr) {
-            handleEvent(debugEvent);
-            if (debugEvent->type != PRELIM_DRM_I915_DEBUG_EVENT_VM_BIND && pendingVmBindEvents.size() > 0) {
-                processPendingVmBindEvents();
+        if (internalThreadHasStarted) {
+            auto eventMemory = getInternalEvent();
+            auto debugEvent = reinterpret_cast<prelim_drm_i915_debug_event *>(eventMemory.get());
+            if (eventMemory != nullptr) {
+                handleEvent(debugEvent);
+                if (debugEvent->type != PRELIM_DRM_I915_DEBUG_EVENT_VM_BIND && pendingVmBindEvents.size() > 0) {
+                    processPendingVmBindEvents();
+                }
+                eventAvailable = true;
+            } else {
+                eventAvailable = false;
             }
-            eventAvailable = true;
+            allEventsCollected = checkAllEventsCollected();
         } else {
-            eventAvailable = false;
+            timeDelta = float(clock() - timeStart) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
         }
+    } while ((eventAvailable && !allEventsCollected) && timeDelta < 0.5);
 
-        allEventsCollected = checkAllEventsCollected();
-
-    } while (eventAvailable && !allEventsCollected);
+    internalThreadHasStarted = false;
 
     if (clientHandleClosed == clientHandle && clientHandle != invalidClientHandle) {
         return ZE_RESULT_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST;
@@ -334,6 +340,7 @@ void *DebugSessionLinux::asyncThreadFunction(void *arg) {
 void *DebugSessionLinux::readInternalEventsThreadFunction(void *arg) {
     DebugSessionLinux *self = reinterpret_cast<DebugSessionLinux *>(arg);
     PRINT_DEBUGGER_INFO_LOG("Debugger internal event thread started\n", "");
+    self->internalThreadHasStarted = true;
 
     while (self->internalEventThread.threadActive) {
         self->readInternalEventsAsync();
diff --git a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.h b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.h
index 82f0f9b4e8..eaada1168d 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.h
+++ b/level_zero/tools/source/debug/linux/prelim/debug_session.h
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ struct DebugSessionLinux : DebugSessionImp {
     uint64_t euControlInterruptSeqno[NEO::EngineLimits::maxHandleCount];
 
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, std::unique_ptr<ClientConnection>> clientHandleToConnection;
+    std::atomic<bool> internalThreadHasStarted{false};
 };
 
 struct TileDebugSessionLinux : DebugSessionLinux {
diff --git a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/debug_session_fixtures_linux.h b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/debug_session_fixtures_linux.h
index abc02ba89e..9b49b798dc 100644
--- a/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/debug_session_fixtures_linux.h
+++ b/level_zero/tools/test/unit_tests/sources/debug/linux/debug_session_fixtures_linux.h
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ struct MockDebugSessionLinux : public L0::DebugSessionLinux {
 
     void startInternalEventsThread() override {
         if (synchronousInternalEventRead) {
+            internalThreadHasStarted = true;
             return;
         }
         return DebugSessionLinux::startInternalEventsThread();