diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index e73574bf..03ea1f21 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Johan Stokking <johan@thethingsnetwork.org>
 Fokke Zandbergen <mail@fokkezb.nl>
+Alessandro Blason <mrblason@gmail.com>
diff --git a/src/TheThingsNetwork.cpp b/src/TheThingsNetwork.cpp
index 4c0f645b..c496cbd5 100755
--- a/src/TheThingsNetwork.cpp
+++ b/src/TheThingsNetwork.cpp
@@ -958,3 +958,8 @@ void TheThingsNetwork::sleep(uint32_t mseconds)
   modemStream->write(SEND_MSG);
   debugPrintLn(buffer);
 }
+
+void TheThingsNetwork::wake()
+{ 
+  autoBaud();
+}
diff --git a/src/TheThingsNetwork.h b/src/TheThingsNetwork.h
index 1f4bf29e..c812d1d5 100755
--- a/src/TheThingsNetwork.h
+++ b/src/TheThingsNetwork.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class TheThingsNetwork
   ttn_response_t sendBytes(const uint8_t *payload, size_t length, port_t port = 1, bool confirm = false, uint8_t sf = 0);
   ttn_response_t poll(port_t port = 1, bool confirm = false);
   void sleep(uint32_t mseconds);
+  void wake();
   void saveState();
 };