diff --git a/firmware/hw_layer/stm32f4/mpu_util.cpp b/firmware/hw_layer/stm32f4/mpu_util.cpp
index 7e1439fd0b..eca12acc1f 100644
--- a/firmware/hw_layer/stm32f4/mpu_util.cpp
+++ b/firmware/hw_layer/stm32f4/mpu_util.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void baseHardwareInit(void) {
 	// looks like this holds a random value on start? Let's set a nice clean zero
 	DWT_CYCCNT = 0;
 
-// todo: need to decide what value we want	BOR_Set(BOR_Level_3);
+	BOR_Set(BOR_Level_1); // one step above default value
 }
 
 void DebugMonitorVector(void) {
diff --git a/firmware/rusefi.cpp b/firmware/rusefi.cpp
index e20267e37a..48e37bda3a 100644
--- a/firmware/rusefi.cpp
+++ b/firmware/rusefi.cpp
@@ -249,5 +249,5 @@ int getRusEfiVersion(void) {
 		return 123; // this is here to make the compiler happy about the unused array
 	if (UNUSED_CCM_SIZE[0] * 0 != 0)
 		return 3211; // this is here to make the compiler happy about the unused array
-	return 20170214;
+	return 20170218;
 }
diff --git a/java_console/autotest/src/com/rusefi/RealHwTest.java b/java_console/autotest/src/com/rusefi/RealHwTest.java
index fe530a7960..6230bf0516 100644
--- a/java_console/autotest/src/com/rusefi/RealHwTest.java
+++ b/java_console/autotest/src/com/rusefi/RealHwTest.java
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import static com.rusefi.AutoTest.*;
  * 2/22/2015
  */
 public class RealHwTest {
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
+    private static final long SECOND = 1000L;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
+        System.out.println("Sleeping to give OS time to connect VCP driver");
+        Thread.sleep(45 * SECOND);
         long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
         String port = startRealHardwareTest(args);