diff --git a/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/binaryprotocol/BinaryProtocol.java b/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/binaryprotocol/BinaryProtocol.java
index 33e6ed3233..5d2de47a46 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/binaryprotocol/BinaryProtocol.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/binaryprotocol/BinaryProtocol.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class BinaryProtocol implements BinaryProtocolCommands {
             CommunicationLoggingHolder.communicationLoggingListener.onPortHolderMessage(BinaryProtocol.class, "Sending [" + command + "]");
         }
 
-        Future f = LinkManager.COMMUNICATION_EXECUTOR.submit(new Runnable() {
+        Future f = LinkManager.submit(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 sendTextCommand(command);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class BinaryProtocol implements BinaryProtocolCommands {
                 while (!isClosed) {
 //                    FileLog.rlog("queue: " + LinkManager.COMMUNICATION_QUEUE.toString());
                     if (LinkManager.COMMUNICATION_QUEUE.isEmpty()) {
-                        LinkManager.COMMUNICATION_EXECUTOR.submit(new Runnable() {
+                        LinkManager.submit(new Runnable() {
                             @Override
                             public void run() {
                                 if (requestOutputChannels())
diff --git a/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java b/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
index 9dc375cf31..6e0bf3295b 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ public class LinkManager {
         return connected;
     }
 
+    public static void execute(Runnable runnable) {
+        COMMUNICATION_EXECUTOR.execute(runnable);
+    }
+
+    public static Future submit(Runnable runnable) {
+        return COMMUNICATION_EXECUTOR.submit(runnable);
+    }
+
     public enum LogLevel {
         INFO,
         DEBUG,
@@ -87,12 +95,23 @@ public class LinkManager {
     private static Thread COMMUNICATION_THREAD;
 
     static {
-        COMMUNICATION_EXECUTOR.submit(new Runnable() {
+/*
+        Future future = submit(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
+            // WAT? this is hanging?!
                 COMMUNICATION_THREAD = Thread.currentThread();
+                System.out.println("Done");
             }
         });
+        try {
+            // let's wait for the above trivial task to finish
+            future.get();
+            System.out.println("Done2");
+        } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+        }
+ */
     }
 
     public static void assertCommunicationThread() {
diff --git a/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/io/serial/SerialConnector.java b/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/io/serial/SerialConnector.java
index 0f3633f862..35505241cc 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/io/serial/SerialConnector.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/com/rusefi/io/serial/SerialConnector.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class SerialConnector implements LinkConnector {
         FileLog.MAIN.logLine("SerialConnector: connecting");
         portHolder.listener = listener;
         FileLog.MAIN.logLine("scheduleOpening");
-        LinkManager.COMMUNICATION_EXECUTOR.execute(new Runnable() {
+        LinkManager.execute(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 FileLog.MAIN.logLine("scheduleOpening>openPort");
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class SerialConnector implements LinkConnector {
 
     @Override
     public void restart() {
-        LinkManager.COMMUNICATION_EXECUTOR.execute(new Runnable() {
+        LinkManager.execute(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 MessagesCentral.getInstance().postMessage(getClass(), "Restarting serial IO");
diff --git a/java_console/ui/src/com/rusefi/UploadChanges.java b/java_console/ui/src/com/rusefi/UploadChanges.java
index ace061071c..b767ef2f27 100644
--- a/java_console/ui/src/com/rusefi/UploadChanges.java
+++ b/java_console/ui/src/com/rusefi/UploadChanges.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class UploadChanges {
     public static void scheduleUpload(final ConfigurationImage newVersion, final Runnable afterUpload) {
         JFrame frame = wnd.getFrame();
         frame.setVisible(true);
-        LinkManager.COMMUNICATION_EXECUTOR.execute(new Runnable() {
+        LinkManager.execute(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 try {