diff --git a/src/api/flash/defyFlasher/flash.js b/src/api/flash/defyFlasher/flash.js
index 506a01287..441708d22 100644
--- a/src/api/flash/defyFlasher/flash.js
+++ b/src/api/flash/defyFlasher/flash.js
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ export class FlashDefyWireless {
    */
   async saveBackupFile() {
     const userDataPath = await ipcRenderer.invoke("get-userPath", "userData");
-    const route = path.join(userDataPath, this.backupFileName + ".json");
-    console.log("saving file to: " + route);
+    const route = path.join(userDataPath, `${this.backupFileName}.json`);
+    console.log(`saving file to: ${route}`);
     fs.writeFile(route, JSON.stringify(this.backupFileData), err => {
       if (err) throw err;
     });
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ export class FlashDefyWireless {
     this.backup = backup;
     return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
       stateUpdate("reset", 10);
-      focus.command("upgrade.neuron");
+      focus.command("upgrade.neuron").catch(err => {
+        if (err) console.log("answer after shutdown not received");
+      });
       console.log("waiting for bootloader");
       await this.delay(1000);
       stateUpdate("reset", 30);
diff --git a/src/api/focus/index.js b/src/api/focus/index.js
index 019a27ac6..eee986428 100644
--- a/src/api/focus/index.js
+++ b/src/api/focus/index.js
@@ -80,27 +80,30 @@ class Focus {
   }
 
   async open(device, info, file) {
-    try {
-      if (file !== null) {
-        await this.fileOpen(info, file);
-        return true;
-      }
-
-      if (this._port !== undefined && this._port.isOpen === false) {
-        this.close();
-      }
+    if (file !== null) {
+      await this.fileOpen(info, file);
+      return true;
+    }
 
-      // console.log("Warning! device being opened");
-      // console.log("port status opened?", this._port ? this._port.isOpen : "unknown");
-      // console.log("received device", device);
-      // console.log("received info: ", info);
+    if (this._port !== undefined && this._port.isOpen === false) {
+      this.close();
+    }
 
+    // console.log("Warning! device being opened");
+    // console.log("port status opened?", this._port ? this._port.isOpen : "unknown");
+    // console.log("received device", device);
+    // console.log("received info: ", info);
+    try {
       let path;
       if (typeof device === "string") path = device;
       if (typeof device === "object") path = device.settings.path;
       if (path !== undefined) {
         await SerialPort.list();
-        this._port = new SerialPort({ path, baudRate: 115200, autoOpen: true });
+        this._port = new SerialPort({ path, baudRate: 115200, autoOpen: false });
+        await this._port.open(err => {
+          if (err) console.error("error when opening port: ", err);
+          else console.log("connected");
+        });
       } else {
         throw Error("device not a string or object!");
       }
@@ -142,18 +145,18 @@ class Focus {
           // Ignore
         }
       }
-
-      // Setup error port alert
-      this._port.on("error", async function (err) {
-        console.error(`Error on SerialPort: ${err}`);
-        await this._port.close();
-      });
-      this.closed = false;
-      return this._port;
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("found this error while opening!", error);
       // throw new Error("Unable to connect");
     }
+
+    // Setup error port alert
+    this._port.on("error", async function (err) {
+      console.error(`Error on SerialPort: ${err}`);
+      await this._port.close();
+    });
+    this.closed = false;
+    return this._port;
   }
 
   clearContext() {