diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 3d83ebce..b4b1ee5c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ void setup() {
   // read (and initialize on first run) runtime settings from NVRAM
   loadConfig(); // includes initialize if necessary
 
+  // now that we are powered, we scan i2c bus for devices
+  i2c_scan();
+
 // initialize display
 #ifdef HAS_DISPLAY
   strcat_P(features, " OLED");
@@ -201,9 +204,6 @@ void setup() {
   dp_init(RTC_runmode == RUNMODE_POWERCYCLE ? true : false);
 #endif
 
-  // scan i2c bus for devices
-  i2c_scan();
-
 #ifdef BOARD_HAS_PSRAM
   assert(psramFound());
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "PSRAM found and initialized");