Gamepad not connected until first input

Hi,
I’m monitoring my gamepad connection with the “detect gamepad device”

and printing to console it’s status with the “get gamepad property”

i’m noticing that even though the gamepad is on, that the property puzzle prints that it is false…
UNTIL the first input.
this may explain why the first movement i make (since app start) with the gamepad is delayed/jerky.

any way to “simulate” a gamepad input in order to have it know it’s “on” (true)
to circumvent this bug?

i already have my gamepad procedures not run unless the gamepad “is_connected variable” i’ve made is “true”, that gets triggered when it gets connected/disconnected.

thanks