diff --git a/src/blecsan.cpp b/src/blecsan.cpp
index c838cd12..a708948a 100644
--- a/src/blecsan.cpp
+++ b/src/blecsan.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ https://github.com/nkolban/esp32-snippets/tree/master/BLE/scanner
 #include <esp_bt_main.h>
 #include <esp_gap_ble_api.h>
 #include <esp_blufi_api.h> // needed for BLE_ADDR types, do not remove
+#include <esp_coexist.h>
 
 #define BT_BD_ADDR_HEX(addr)                                                   \
   addr[0], addr[1], addr[2], addr[3], addr[4], addr[5]
@@ -249,6 +250,10 @@ void start_BLEscan(void) {
 #ifdef BLECOUNTER
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Initializing bluetooth scanner ...");
 
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_coex_preference_set(
+      (esp_coex_prefer_t)
+          ESP_COEX_PREFER_BALANCE)); // configure Wifi/BT coexist lib
+
   // Initialize BT controller to allocate task and other resource.
   btStart();
   ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_bluedroid_init());
@@ -268,6 +273,8 @@ void stop_BLEscan(void) {
   ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_bluedroid_disable());
   ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_bluedroid_deinit());
   btStop(); // disable & deinit bt_controller
+  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_coex_preference_set((
+      esp_coex_prefer_t)ESP_COEX_PREFER_WIFI)); // configure Wifi/BT coexist lib
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Bluetooth scanner stopped");
 #endif // BLECOUNTER
 } // stop_BLEscan
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 90a99992..bd5d9b01 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -149,13 +149,6 @@ void setup() {
   antenna_select(cfg.wifiant);
 #endif
 
-// switch off bluetooth, if not compiled
-#ifdef BLECOUNTER
-  strcat_P(features, " BLE");
-#else
-  bool btstop = btStop();
-#endif
-
 // initialize battery status
 #ifdef HAS_BATTERY_PROBE
   strcat_P(features, " BATT");
@@ -173,7 +166,20 @@ void setup() {
   }
 #endif
 
-  // initialize button
+// start BLE scan callback if BLE function is enabled in NVRAM configuration
+// or switch off bluetooth, if not compiled
+#ifdef BLECOUNTER
+  strcat_P(features, " BLE");
+  if (cfg.blescan) {
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Starting Bluetooth...");
+    start_BLEscan();
+  } else
+    btStop();
+#else
+  btStop();
+#endif
+
+// initialize button
 #ifdef HAS_BUTTON
   strcat_P(features, " BTN_");
 #ifdef BUTTON_PULLUP
@@ -291,14 +297,6 @@ void setup() {
 #endif
 #endif
 
-// start BLE scan callback if BLE function is enabled in NVRAM configuration
-#ifdef BLECOUNTER
-  if (cfg.blescan) {
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Starting Bluetooth...");
-    start_BLEscan();
-  }
-#endif
-
   // start wifi in monitor mode and start channel rotation task on core 0
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Starting Wifi...");
   wifi_sniffer_init();
diff --git a/src/wifiscan.cpp b/src/wifiscan.cpp
index 14332b49..80f159c3 100644
--- a/src/wifiscan.cpp
+++ b/src/wifiscan.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ static wifi_country_t wifi_country = {WIFI_MY_COUNTRY, WIFI_CHANNEL_MIN,
                                       WIFI_CHANNEL_MAX, 100,
                                       WIFI_COUNTRY_POLICY_MANUAL};
 
-esp_coex_prefer_t esp_coexist_config = ESP_COEX_PREFER_BALANCE;
-
 typedef struct {
   unsigned frame_ctrl : 16;
   unsigned duration_id : 16;
@@ -52,10 +50,8 @@ void wifi_sniffer_init(void) {
       // .filter_mask = WIFI_PROMIS_FILTER_MASK_MGMT}; // only MGMT frames
       .filter_mask = WIFI_PROMIS_FILTER_MASK_ALL}; // we use all frames
 
-  //coex_pause();
   ESP_ERROR_CHECK(
-      esp_coex_preference_set(esp_coexist_config)); // configure Wifi/BT coexist lib
-  //coex_resume();
+      esp_coex_preference_set((esp_coex_prefer_t) ESP_COEX_PREFER_WIFI)); // configure Wifi/BT coexist lib
 
   ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_wifi_init(&cfg)); // configure Wifi with cfg
   ESP_ERROR_CHECK(