diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 15abf3f..9ff480b 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ AX25Ctx AX25;
 
 void init(void) {
     sei();
-    serial_init(&serial);
-    stdout = &serial.uart0;
-    stdin  = &serial.uart0;
-
 
     AFSK_init(&modem);
     ax25_init(&AX25, &modem.fd, ax25_callback);
-    
+
+    serial_init(&serial);    
+    stdout = &serial.uart0;
+    stdin  = &serial.uart0;
+
     #if SERIAL_PROTOCOL == PROTOCOL_KISS
         kiss_init(&AX25, &modem, &serial);
     #endif
diff --git a/protocol/SimpleSerial.c b/protocol/SimpleSerial.c
index e264f93..410f186 100644
--- a/protocol/SimpleSerial.c
+++ b/protocol/SimpleSerial.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ void ss_init(AX25Ctx *ax25) {
     ss_loadSettings();
     SS_INIT = true;
     if (VERBOSE) {
-        delay_ms(300);
         printf_P(PSTR("---------------\n"));
         printf_P(PSTR("MicroAPRS v1.0b\n"));
         printf_P(PSTR("unsigned.io/microaprs\n"));