diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp b/examples/lighting-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
index 98b00955930817..3e5f413a0d994c 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ using namespace ::chip::Shell;
 
 static chip::DeviceLayer::DeviceInfoProviderImpl gExampleDeviceInfoProvider;
 static void InitApp(intptr_t args);
-static void EventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t arg);
-static void HandleThreadStateChangeEvent(const ChipDeviceEvent * event);
 static void LightManagerCallback(LightingManager::Actor_t actor, LightingManager::Action_t action, uint8_t value);
 
 static wiced_led_config_t chip_lighting_led_config = {
@@ -148,7 +146,6 @@ void InitApp(intptr_t args)
 {
     ConfigurationMgr().LogDeviceConfig();
 
-    PlatformMgrImpl().AddEventHandler(EventHandler, 0);
     // Print QR Code URL
     PrintOnboardingCodes(chip::RendezvousInformationFlag(chip::RendezvousInformationFlag::kBLE));
     /* Start CHIP datamodel server */
@@ -174,20 +171,6 @@ void InitApp(intptr_t args)
 #endif
 }
 
-void EventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t arg)
-{
-    switch (event->Type)
-    {
-    case DeviceEventType::kThreadStateChange:
-        HandleThreadStateChangeEvent(event);
-        break;
-    default:
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-void HandleThreadStateChangeEvent(const ChipDeviceEvent * event) {}
-
 void LightManagerCallback(LightingManager::Actor_t actor, LightingManager::Action_t action, uint8_t level)
 {
     if (action == LightingManager::ON_ACTION)
diff --git a/examples/lock-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp b/examples/lock-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
index e63bb342e1be02..3a7a0d8c3ca235 100644
--- a/examples/lock-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/lock-app/cyw30739/src/main.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ wiced_bool_t syncClusterToButtonAction = false;
 
 static chip::DeviceLayer::DeviceInfoProviderImpl gExampleDeviceInfoProvider;
 static void InitApp(intptr_t args);
-static void EventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t arg);
-static void HandleThreadStateChangeEvent(const ChipDeviceEvent * event);
 static void ActionInitiated(LockManager::Action_t aAction, int32_t aActor);
 static void ActionCompleted(LockManager::Action_t aAction);
 static void WriteClusterState(uint8_t value);
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@ APPLICATION_START()
 void InitApp(intptr_t args)
 {
     CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
-    PlatformMgrImpl().AddEventHandler(EventHandler, 0);
     // Print QR Code URL
     PrintOnboardingCodes(chip::RendezvousInformationFlag(chip::RendezvousInformationFlag::kBLE));
     /* Start CHIP datamodel server */
@@ -267,20 +264,6 @@ void InitApp(intptr_t args)
 #endif
 }
 
-void EventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t arg)
-{
-    switch (event->Type)
-    {
-    case DeviceEventType::kThreadStateChange:
-        HandleThreadStateChangeEvent(event);
-        break;
-    default:
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-void HandleThreadStateChangeEvent(const ChipDeviceEvent * event) {}
-
 void ActionInitiated(LockManager::Action_t aAction, int32_t aActor)
 {
     // If the action has been initiated by the lock, update the bolt lock trait
diff --git a/examples/platform/cyw30739/OTAConfig.cpp b/examples/platform/cyw30739/OTAConfig.cpp
index cf3553d23a9850..05902c113aa451 100644
--- a/examples/platform/cyw30739/OTAConfig.cpp
+++ b/examples/platform/cyw30739/OTAConfig.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@
 #include <app/server/Server.h>
 #include <platform/CYW30739/OTAImageProcessorImpl.h>
 
+using namespace ::chip;
+using namespace ::chip::DeviceLayer;
+
 namespace OTAConfig {
 
+constexpr uint32_t kInitOTARequestorDelaySec = 3;
+
 // Global OTA objects
 chip::DefaultOTARequestor gRequestorCore;
 chip::DefaultOTARequestorStorage gRequestorStorage;
@@ -34,8 +39,34 @@ chip::DeviceLayer::DefaultOTARequestorDriver gRequestorUser;
 chip::BDXDownloader gDownloader;
 chip::OTAImageProcessorImpl gImageProcessor;
 
+static void PlatformEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t arg);
+static void InitRequestor(System::Layer * systemLayer, void * appState);
+
 void Init()
 {
+    PlatformMgrImpl().AddEventHandler(PlatformEventHandler, 0);
+}
+
+void PlatformEventHandler(const ChipDeviceEvent * event, intptr_t arg)
+{
+    switch (event->Type)
+    {
+    case DeviceEventType::kThreadConnectivityChange:
+        if (event->ThreadConnectivityChange.Result == kConnectivity_Established)
+            SystemLayer().StartTimer(System::Clock::Seconds32(kInitOTARequestorDelaySec), InitRequestor, nullptr);
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+void InitRequestor(System::Layer * systemLayer, void * appState)
+{
+    if (GetRequestorInstance() != nullptr)
+        return;
+
+    ChipLogProgress(SoftwareUpdate, "Initializing requestor");
+
     // Initialize and interconnect the Requestor and Image Processor objects -- START
     SetRequestorInstance(&gRequestorCore);