diff --git a/src/open9x.cpp b/src/open9x.cpp
index 5ba815037..6de5373bb 100644
--- a/src/open9x.cpp
+++ b/src/open9x.cpp
@@ -2979,7 +2979,6 @@ void doMixerCalculations()
   static ACTIVE_PHASES_TYPE s_fade_flight_phases = 0;
   static uint8_t s_last_phase = 255; // TODO reinit everything here when the model changes, no???
   uint8_t phase = getFlightPhase();
-  int32_t weight; // = 0; will be initilized below not needed here even compiler complains -> saves 6 bytes
 
   if (s_last_phase != phase) {
     if (s_last_phase != 255) PLAY_PHASE_OFF(s_last_phase);
@@ -3004,9 +3003,18 @@ void doMixerCalculations()
     s_last_phase = phase;
   }
 
+  if (tick10ms) {
+#if defined(CPUARM)
+    requiredSpeakerVolume = g_eeGeneral.speakerVolume + VOLUME_LEVEL_DEF;
+#endif
+
+    // the reason this needs to be done before limits is the applyLimit function; it checks for safety switches which would be not initialized otherwise
+    evalFunctions();
+  } //endif
+
+  int32_t weight = 0;
   if (s_fade_flight_phases) {
     memclear(sum_chans512, sizeof(sum_chans512));
-    weight = 0;  // unfortunately removing this instead of initialization do not save even 1 bytes of code, that's why it's here
     for (uint8_t p=0; p<MAX_PHASES; p++) {
       if (s_fade_flight_phases & ((ACTIVE_PHASES_TYPE)1 << p)) {
         s_perout_flight_phase = p;
@@ -3024,15 +3032,6 @@ void doMixerCalculations()
     perOut(e_perout_mode_normal, tick10ms);
   }
   
-  if (tick10ms) {
-#if defined(CPUARM)
-    requiredSpeakerVolume = g_eeGeneral.speakerVolume + VOLUME_LEVEL_DEF;
-#endif
-
-    // the reason this needs to be done before limits is the applyLimit function; it checks for safety switches which would be not initialized otherwise
-    evalFunctions();  
-  } //endif
-
   //========== LIMITS ===============
   for (uint8_t i=0; i<NUM_CHNOUT; i++) {
     // chans[i] holds data from mixer.   chans[i] = v*weight => 1024*256