diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index fad7bd1b3..9c02cf5fe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
         <activity
             android:name="com.geeksville.mesh.MainActivity"
             android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
             android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
index 7bded4481..30ca6933c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/MainActivity.kt
@@ -193,12 +193,10 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), Logging {
             val m = IMeshService.Stub.asInterface(service)
             meshService = m
 
-            // FIXME - do actions for when we connect to the service
-            // FIXME - do actions for when we connect to the service
-            debug("did connect")
-
             UIState.isConnected.value = m.isConnected
 
+            debug("connected to mesh service, isConnected=${UIState.isConnected.value}")
+
             // make some placeholder nodeinfos
             UIState.nodes.value =
                 m.online.toList().map {