diff --git a/dashboard/elements/ComPortRow.cpp b/dashboard/elements/ComPortRow.cpp
index 4d3e7db..d9198f0 100644
--- a/dashboard/elements/ComPortRow.cpp
+++ b/dashboard/elements/ComPortRow.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ QWidget *ComPortRow::generateElement() {
     auto *comPortComboBox = new ModeIndexCombobox("comBox",index);
 
     ComPortWidgetModel model = ComPortWidgetModel();
-    auto availableComPorts = model.loadAvailableComPorts();
+        auto availableComPorts = model.loadAvailableComPorts();
     auto availableSets = model.getAvailableSets();
 
     for (auto &availableComPort: *availableComPorts) {
diff --git a/dashboard/models/ComBundle.cpp b/dashboard/models/ComBundle.cpp
index ead0321..c8ac4f5 100644
--- a/dashboard/models/ComBundle.cpp
+++ b/dashboard/models/ComBundle.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ bool ComBundle::isOutputInBundle(int id){
     return this->outputs.contains(id);
 }
 
-ComBundle::ComBundle(QString port){
+ComBundle::ComBundle(QString port, bool delayBoot){
     this->port = new SerialPort(port.toStdString().c_str());
-    if (this->port->getPortName().find("due") != std::string::npos){
-        //sleep for x seconds to allow for due boards to reset
+    if (delayBoot){
+        //sleep for x seconds to allow for boards to reset (i.e. Arduino due)
         std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(3));
     }
 }
diff --git a/dashboard/models/ComBundle.h b/dashboard/models/ComBundle.h
index cb0a92c..10d1c8d 100644
--- a/dashboard/models/ComBundle.h
+++ b/dashboard/models/ComBundle.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 class ComBundle{
 public:
-    ComBundle(QString port);
+    ComBundle(QString port, bool delayBoot);
     void setOutputs(QMap<int, Output *> outputsToSet) { this->outputs = outputsToSet; };
     bool isOutputInBundle(int id);
     SerialPort *getSerialPort() { return this->port; };
diff --git a/dashboard/workers/MFSWorker.cpp b/dashboard/workers/MFSWorker.cpp
index 73cf767..a71e5c6 100644
--- a/dashboard/workers/MFSWorker.cpp
+++ b/dashboard/workers/MFSWorker.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "MFSWorker.h"
 
+#include <QSerialPortInfo>
+
 #include "outputmenu/handlers/sethandler.h"
 #include "settings/ComSettingsHandler.h"
 #include "utils/InputReader.h"
@@ -198,8 +200,27 @@ void MFSWorker::loadRunningPortsAndSets() {
     int successfullyConnected = 0;
     setHandler.updateSets();
     setHandler.loadSets();
+
+    auto *comPorts = new QList<QString>();
+    for (const QSerialPortInfo &serialPortInfo : QSerialPortInfo::availablePorts()) {
+        Logger::getInstance()->logDebug("Found com port: " + serialPortInfo.portName().toStdString() +
+                                        " | " + serialPortInfo.description().toStdString());
+        comPorts->append(serialPortInfo.portName() + " | " + serialPortInfo.description());
+    }
+
     for (const auto &comSetting: comSettings) {
-        auto *bundle = new ComBundle(comSetting.first);
+        //remove slash from port string
+        const auto portStringNoSlash = comSetting.first.mid(4);
+        const auto portString = portStringNoSlash + ' ';
+        bool addDelayToAllowReset = false;
+        for_each(comPorts->begin(), comPorts->end(), [&](const QString &port) {
+            if (port.contains(portString)) {
+                if (port.toLower().contains("due")) {
+                    addDelayToAllowReset = true;
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        auto *bundle = new ComBundle(comSetting.first, addDelayToAllowReset);
         if (comSetting.second != -1) {
             Logger::getInstance()->logDebug("Loading set: " + std::to_string(comSetting.second));
             auto set = setHandler.getSetById(QString::number(comSetting.second));