diff --git a/radio/src/targets/simu/opentxsimulator.cpp b/radio/src/targets/simu/opentxsimulator.cpp
index 1001203da..18659b601 100644
--- a/radio/src/targets/simu/opentxsimulator.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/targets/simu/opentxsimulator.cpp
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ void OpenTxSimulator::init()
   QMutexLocker lckr(&m_mtxSimuMain);
   memset(g_anas, 0, sizeof(g_anas));
 
+  simuInit();
+
   if (adcGetMaxInputs(ADC_INPUT_RTC_BAT) > 0) {
     auto idx = adcGetInputOffset(ADC_INPUT_RTC_BAT);
     setAnalogValue(idx, 800);
   }
-
-  simuInit();
 }
 
 void OpenTxSimulator::start(const char * filename, bool tests)