diff --git a/src/js/mdns_discovery.js b/src/js/mdns_discovery.js
index fb8fd0c8..4bc62f83 100644
--- a/src/js/mdns_discovery.js
+++ b/src/js/mdns_discovery.js
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ MdnsDiscovery.initialize = function() {
                         fqdn: `${service.name}._http._tcp.local.`,
                         ready: true,
                     });
-                }
-                else if (action === 'added' && service.name.includes("elrs_rx")) {
+                } else if (action === 'added' && service.name.includes("elrs_rx")) {
                     //restart zeroconf if service ip doesn't arrive in 1000ms
                     setTimeout(() => {
                         if (self.mdnsBrowser.services.length === 0 || self.mdnsBrowser.services.filter(s => s.fqdn === `${service.name}._http._tcp.local.`)[0].ready === false) {
@@ -47,7 +46,8 @@ MdnsDiscovery.initialize = function() {
                 }
             });
         }
-    reinit();
+
+        reinit();
     } else {
         const bonjour = require('bonjour')();
 
diff --git a/src/js/port_handler.js b/src/js/port_handler.js
index 678f858a..b077566e 100644
--- a/src/js/port_handler.js
+++ b/src/js/port_handler.js
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ PortHandler.reinitialize = function () {
     this.showAllSerialDevices = getConfig('showAllSerialDevices').showAllSerialDevices;
     this.useMdnsBrowser = getConfig('useMdnsBrowser').useMdnsBrowser;
 
+    if (this.useMdnsBrowser) {
+        MdnsDiscovery.initialize();
+    }
+
     this.check();   // start listening, check after TIMEOUT_CHECK ms
 };
 
diff --git a/src/js/serial_backend.js b/src/js/serial_backend.js
index 304c937b..38a42156 100644
--- a/src/js/serial_backend.js
+++ b/src/js/serial_backend.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import PortUsage from "./port_usage";
 import PortHandler from "./port_handler";
 import CONFIGURATOR, { API_VERSION_1_45, API_VERSION_1_46 } from "./data_storage";
 import serial from "./serial";
-import MdnsDiscovery from "./mdns_discovery";
 import UI_PHONES from "./phones_ui";
 import { bit_check } from './bit.js';
 import { sensor_status, have_sensor } from "./sensor_helpers";
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ export function initializeSerialBackend() {
         setConfig({'auto_connect': GUI.auto_connect});
     });
 
-    MdnsDiscovery.initialize();
     PortHandler.initialize();
     PortUsage.initialize();
 }