diff --git a/meshtastic/serial_interface.py b/meshtastic/serial_interface.py
index 96e1bcc..e80bc2d 100644
--- a/meshtastic/serial_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/serial_interface.py
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ class SerialInterface(StreamInterface):
             else:
                 self.devPath = ports[0]
 
+        StreamInterface.__init__(
+            self, debugOut=debugOut, noProto=noProto, connectNow=connectNow, noNodes=noNodes, timeout=timeout
+        )
+
+    def connect(self) -> None:
         logger.debug(f"Connecting to {self.devPath}")
 
         if sys.platform != "win32":
@@ -63,9 +68,7 @@ class SerialInterface(StreamInterface):
         self.stream.flush()	# type: ignore[attr-defined]
         time.sleep(0.1)
 
-        StreamInterface.__init__(
-            self, debugOut=debugOut, noProto=noProto, connectNow=connectNow, noNodes=noNodes, timeout=timeout
-        )
+        super().connect()
 
     def _set_hupcl_with_termios(self, f: TextIOWrapper):
         """first we need to set the HUPCL so the device will not reboot based on RTS and/or DTR