diff --git a/firmware/console/binary/serial_can.cpp b/firmware/console/binary/serial_can.cpp
index d248f4ae51..7ace7c632d 100644
--- a/firmware/console/binary/serial_can.cpp
+++ b/firmware/console/binary/serial_can.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ int CanStreamerState::sendFrame(const IsoTpFrameHeader & header, const uint8_t *
 int CanStreamerState::receiveFrame(CANRxFrame *rxmsg, uint8_t *buf, int num, can_sysinterval_t timeout) {
 	if (rxmsg == nullptr || rxmsg->DLC < 1)
 		return 0;
+	engine->pauseCANdueToSerial = true;
 	int frameType = (rxmsg->data8[0] >> 4) & 0xf;
 	int numBytesAvailable, frameIdx;
 	uint8_t *srcBuf = rxmsg->data8;
diff --git a/firmware/controllers/algo/engine.h b/firmware/controllers/algo/engine.h
index 0cd591cbff..d2e4770c7c 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/algo/engine.h
+++ b/firmware/controllers/algo/engine.h
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ public:
 	bool isPwmEnabled = true;
 
 	const char *prevOutputName = nullptr;
+	/**
+	 * ELM327 cannot handle both RX and TX at the same time, we have to stay quite once first ISO/TP packet was detected
+	 * this is a pretty temporary hack only while we are trying ELM327, long term ISO/TP and rusEFI broadcast should find a way to coexists
+	 */
+	bool pauseCANdueToSerial = false;
 
 	PinRepository pinRepository;
 
diff --git a/firmware/controllers/can/can_tx.cpp b/firmware/controllers/can/can_tx.cpp
index 071d491a0f..c967d853db 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/can/can_tx.cpp
+++ b/firmware/controllers/can/can_tx.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void CanWrite::PeriodicTask(efitime_t nowNt) {
 	CanCycle cycle(cycleCount);
 
 	//in case we have Verbose Can enabled, we should keep user configured period
-	if (engineConfiguration->enableVerboseCanTx) {
+	if (engineConfiguration->enableVerboseCanTx && !engine->pauseCANdueToSerial) {
 		uint16_t cycleCountsPeriodMs = cycleCount * CAN_CYCLE_PERIOD;
 		if (0 != engineConfiguration->canSleepPeriodMs) {
 			if (cycleCountsPeriodMs % engineConfiguration->canSleepPeriodMs) {