diff --git a/src/gpsread.cpp b/src/gpsread.cpp
index 3b764b55..a29d9c9f 100644
--- a/src/gpsread.cpp
+++ b/src/gpsread.cpp
@@ -30,34 +30,27 @@ static uint16_t nmea_txDelay_ms = 0;
 // initialize and configure GPS
 int gps_init(void) {
 
-  int ret = 1;
-
   if (!gps_config()) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "GPS chip initializiation error");
     return 0;
   }
 
 #ifdef GPS_SERIAL
+  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Opening serial GPS");
   GPS_Serial.begin(GPS_SERIAL);
-  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Using serial GPS");
 #elif defined GPS_I2C
+  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Opening I2C GPS");
   Wire.begin(GPS_I2C, 400000); // I2C connect to GPS device with 400 KHz
   Wire.beginTransmission(GPS_ADDR);
-  Wire.write(0x00);             // dummy write
-  ret = Wire.endTransmission(); // check if chip is seen on i2c bus
-
-  if (ret) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG,
-             "Quectel L76 GPS chip not found on i2c bus, bus error %d. "
-             "Stopping GPS-Task.",
-             ret);
-    ret = 0;
-  } else {
+  Wire.write(0x00); // dummy write
+  if (Wire.endTransmission()) {
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Quectel L76 GPS chip not found");
+    return 0;
+  } else
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Quectel L76 GPS chip found");
-  }
 #endif
 
-  return ret;
+  return 1;
 } // gps_init()
 
 // detect gps chipset type and configure it with device specific settings