diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b395f7b..e2bd163 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
   roughly to -12 dBFS true peak. ([#211][i211])
 
 ### Fixed
+- VSTi queries the host sample rate more robustly. Cubase previously reported
+  the sample rate as 0 Hz, leading to persistent error message about the sample
+  rate not being 44100 Hz. ([#222][i222])
 - Occasional NaNs in the Trisaw oscillator when the color was 0 in the Go VM.
 - The tracker thought that "sync" unit pops the value from stack, even if the VM
   did not, resulting it claiming errors in patches that worked once compiled.
@@ -427,3 +430,4 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 [i211]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/211
 [i215]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/215
 [i221]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/221
+[i222]: https://github.com/vsariola/sointu/issues/222
diff --git a/cmd/sointu-vsti/main.go b/cmd/sointu-vsti/main.go
index 5206fb7..5f4d8f1 100644
--- a/cmd/sointu-vsti/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sointu-vsti/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ func (c *VSTIProcessContext) BPM() (bpm float64, ok bool) {
 	return timeInfo.Tempo, true
 }
 
+func (c *VSTIProcessContext) SampleRate() (samplerate float64, ok bool) {
+	timeInfo := c.host.GetTimeInfo(0)
+	if timeInfo == nil || timeInfo.SampleRate == 0 {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+	return timeInfo.SampleRate, true
+}
+
 func init() {
 	var (
 		version = int32(100)
@@ -60,6 +68,7 @@ func init() {
 		context := &VSTIProcessContext{host: h}
 		buf := make(sointu.AudioBuffer, 1024)
 		var totalFrames int64 = 0
+		start := time.Now()
 		return vst2.Plugin{
 				UniqueID:       [4]byte{'S', 'n', 't', 'u'},
 				Version:        version,
@@ -70,8 +79,11 @@ func init() {
 				Category:       vst2.PluginCategorySynth,
 				Flags:          vst2.PluginIsSynth,
 				ProcessFloatFunc: func(in, out vst2.FloatBuffer) {
-					if s := h.GetSampleRate(); math.Abs(float64(h.GetSampleRate()-44100.0)) > 1e-6 {
-						player.SendAlert("WrongSampleRate", fmt.Sprintf("VSTi host sample rate is %.0f Hz; sointu supports 44100 Hz only", s), tracker.Error)
+					if time.Since(start) > 2*time.Second { // limit the rate we query the samplerate from the host and send alerts
+						if s, ok := context.SampleRate(); ok && math.Abs(float64(s-44100.0)) > 1e-6 {
+							player.SendAlert("WrongSampleRate", fmt.Sprintf("VSTi host sample rate is %.0f Hz; Sointu supports 44100 Hz only", s), tracker.Error)
+						}
+						start = time.Now()
 					}
 					left := out.Channel(0)
 					right := out.Channel(1)