diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 59be9996..f9bdce47 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -188,9 +188,6 @@ void setup() {
   strcat_P(features, " PMU");
 #endif
 
-  // scan i2c bus for devices
-  i2c_scan();
-
 #endif // verbose
 
   // read (and initialize on first run) runtime settings from NVRAM
@@ -203,6 +200,9 @@ void setup() {
   init_display(!cfg.runmode); // note: blocking call
 #endif
 
+  // scan i2c bus for devices
+  i2c_scan();
+
 #ifdef BOARD_HAS_PSRAM
   assert(psramFound());
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "PSRAM found and initialized");