Various solutions can be applied to prevent the wireless accessory 201 from broadcasting in wild mode 840, or reduce the duration in which the wireless accessory 201 is in wild mode. In one embodiment, if either of mobile device 102A or mobile device 102B detect a wild mode packet that is matched to wireless accessory 201, the device can immediately connect to the wireless accessory 201 to place it back into near owner mode. In one embodiment, near owner timeouts and opportunistic timer settings can be adjusted to reduce the likelihood of a double timer event during the same key rotation period.