diff --git a/freedata_server/serial_ports.py b/freedata_server/serial_ports.py
index 98a20e77..8c3a8ef9 100644
--- a/freedata_server/serial_ports.py
+++ b/freedata_server/serial_ports.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import serial.tools.list_ports
 import crcengine
 
 def get_ports():
-    crc_algorithm = crcengine.new("crc16-ccitt-false")  # load crc8 library
+    crc_algorithm = crcengine.new("crc16-ccitt-false")  # load crc16 library
 
     serial_devices = []
-    ports = serial.tools.list_ports.comports()
+    ports = serial.tools.list_ports.comports(include_links=False)
     for port, desc, hwid in ports:
         # calculate hex of hwid if we have unique names
         crc_hwid = crc_algorithm(bytes(hwid, encoding="utf-8"))