diff --git a/MMDVMHost.cpp b/MMDVMHost.cpp
index 751d25f..bddfd65 100644
--- a/MMDVMHost.cpp
+++ b/MMDVMHost.cpp
@@ -1199,6 +1199,14 @@ bool CMMDVMHost::createModem()
 	LogInfo("    FM RX Level: %.1f%%", fmRXLevel);
 	LogInfo("    TX Frequency: %uHz (%uHz)", txFrequency, txFrequency + txOffset);
 
+	m_modem = CModem::createModem(port, m_duplex, rxInvert, txInvert, pttInvert, txDelay, dmrDelay, trace, debug);
+	m_modem->setSerialParams(protocol,address);
+	m_modem->setModeParams(m_dstarEnabled, m_dmrEnabled, m_ysfEnabled, m_p25Enabled, m_nxdnEnabled, m_pocsagEnabled, m_fmEnabled);
+	m_modem->setLevels(rxLevel, cwIdTXLevel, dstarTXLevel, dmrTXLevel, ysfTXLevel, p25TXLevel, nxdnTXLevel, pocsagTXLevel, fmTXLevel, fmRXLevel);
+	m_modem->setRFParams(rxFrequency, rxOffset, txFrequency, txOffset, txDCOffset, rxDCOffset, rfLevel, pocsagFrequency);
+	m_modem->setDMRParams(colorCode);
+	m_modem->setYSFParams(lowDeviation, txHang);
+
 	if (m_fmEnabled) {
 		std::string  callsign          = m_conf.getFMCallsign();
 		unsigned int callsignSpeed     = m_conf.getFMCallsignSpeed();
@@ -1252,14 +1260,6 @@ bool CMMDVMHost::createModem()
 		m_modem->setFMMiscParams(timeout, timeoutLevel, ctcssFrequency, ctcssThreshold, ctcssLevel, kerchunkTime, hangTime);
 	}
 
-	m_modem = CModem::createModem(port, m_duplex, rxInvert, txInvert, pttInvert, txDelay, dmrDelay, trace, debug);
-	m_modem->setSerialParams(protocol,address);
-	m_modem->setModeParams(m_dstarEnabled, m_dmrEnabled, m_ysfEnabled, m_p25Enabled, m_nxdnEnabled, m_pocsagEnabled, m_fmEnabled);
-	m_modem->setLevels(rxLevel, cwIdTXLevel, dstarTXLevel, dmrTXLevel, ysfTXLevel, p25TXLevel, nxdnTXLevel, pocsagTXLevel, fmTXLevel, fmRXLevel);
-	m_modem->setRFParams(rxFrequency, rxOffset, txFrequency, txOffset, txDCOffset, rxDCOffset, rfLevel, pocsagFrequency);
-	m_modem->setDMRParams(colorCode);
-	m_modem->setYSFParams(lowDeviation, txHang);
-
 	bool ret = m_modem->open();
 	if (!ret) {
 		delete m_modem;