diff --git a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
index afba623d37..6c28d4d24e 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.rusefi.NamedThreadFactory;
 import com.rusefi.binaryprotocol.BinaryProtocol;
 import com.rusefi.binaryprotocol.BinaryProtocolState;
 import com.rusefi.core.EngineState;
+import com.rusefi.core.MessagesCentral;
 import com.rusefi.io.serial.StreamConnector;
 import com.rusefi.io.serial.SerialIoStreamJSerialComm;
 import com.rusefi.io.tcp.TcpConnector;
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ public class LinkManager implements Closeable {
             Callable<IoStream> streamFactory = new Callable<IoStream>() {
                 @Override
                 public IoStream call() {
+                    MessagesCentral.getInstance().postMessage(getClass(), "Opening port: " + port);
                     Socket socket;
                     try {
                         int portPart = TcpConnector.getTcpPort(port);
@@ -220,12 +222,13 @@ public class LinkManager implements Closeable {
                 }
             };
 
-            setConnector(new StreamConnector(this, port, streamFactory));
+            setConnector(new StreamConnector(this, streamFactory));
             isSimulationMode = true;
         } else {
             Callable<IoStream> ioStreamCallable = new Callable<IoStream>() {
                 @Override
                 public IoStream call() {
+                    MessagesCentral.getInstance().postMessage(getClass(), "Opening port: " + port);
                     IoStream stream = ((Callable<IoStream>) () -> SerialIoStreamJSerialComm.openPort(port)).call();
                     if (stream == null) {
                         // error already reported
@@ -234,7 +237,7 @@ public class LinkManager implements Closeable {
                     return stream;
                 }
             };
-            setConnector(new StreamConnector(this, port, ioStreamCallable));
+            setConnector(new StreamConnector(this, ioStreamCallable));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/serial/PortHolder.java b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/serial/PortHolder.java
index 3434bc88eb..d0a49e8c1a 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/serial/PortHolder.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/serial/PortHolder.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.rusefi.io.serial;
 import com.devexperts.logging.Logging;
 import com.rusefi.Callable;
 import com.rusefi.binaryprotocol.BinaryProtocol;
-import com.rusefi.core.MessagesCentral;
 import com.rusefi.io.ConnectionStateListener;
 import com.opensr5.io.DataListener;
 import com.rusefi.io.IoStream;
@@ -25,30 +24,23 @@ public class PortHolder {
     private static final Logging log = getLogging(PortHolder.class);
 
     private final DataListener dataListener;
-    private final Callable<IoStream> ioStreamCallable;
+    private final Callable<IoStream> ioStreamFactory;
     private final LinkManager linkManager;
 
     public ConnectionStateListener listener;
     private final Object portLock = new Object();
-    private final String port;
 
     @Nullable
     private BinaryProtocol bp;
 
-    protected PortHolder(String port, LinkManager linkManager, Callable<IoStream> ioStreamCallable) {
-        this.port = port;
+    protected PortHolder(LinkManager linkManager, Callable<IoStream> ioStreamFactory) {
         this.linkManager = linkManager;
         dataListener = freshData -> linkManager.getEngineState().processNewData(new String(freshData), LinkManager.ENCODER);
-        this.ioStreamCallable = ioStreamCallable;
+        this.ioStreamFactory = ioStreamFactory;
     }
 
     boolean connectAndReadConfiguration() {
-        if (port == null)
-            return false;
-
-        MessagesCentral.getInstance().postMessage(getClass(), "Opening port: " + port);
-
-        IoStream stream = ioStreamCallable.call();
+        IoStream stream = ioStreamFactory.call();
         if (stream == null) {
             // error already reported
             return false;
diff --git a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/serial/StreamConnector.java b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/serial/StreamConnector.java
index ae0c2c0d10..b535f73786 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/serial/StreamConnector.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/serial/StreamConnector.java
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ public class StreamConnector implements LinkConnector {
     private final PortHolder portHolder;
     private final LinkManager linkManager;
 
-    public StreamConnector(LinkManager linkManager, String portName, Callable<IoStream> ioStreamCallable) {
+    public StreamConnector(LinkManager linkManager, Callable<IoStream> ioStreamCallable) {
         this.linkManager = linkManager;
 
-        portHolder = new PortHolder(portName, linkManager, ioStreamCallable);
+        portHolder = new PortHolder(linkManager, ioStreamCallable);
     }
 
     @Override