Leopard failing to detect my apple keyboard

i recently bought an usb apple keyboard (the flat one).
but whenever i plug it in for the first time, leopard fails to activate it.
when i unplug it and plug it back in it'll work.
i already developed a habit to plug it in-out-in-out-in before i dare to press a key.
is there anything i can do to fix it?

must've been fixed long ago in some update, haven't experienced this issue in months

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