diff --git a/src/rig.c b/src/rig.c
index b9a7128d7..f7533eced 100644
--- a/src/rig.c
+++ b/src/rig.c
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ RIG *HAMLIB_API rig_init(rig_model_t rig_model)
     rs->rigport.fd = -1;
     rs->pttport.fd = -1;
     rs->comm_state = 0;
+    rig->state.depth = 1;
 #if 0 // extra debug if needed
     rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s(%d): %p rs->comm_state==0?=%d\n", __func__,
               __LINE__, &rs->comm_state,
@@ -1352,7 +1353,6 @@ int HAMLIB_API rig_open(RIG *rig)
     /*
      * trigger state->current_vfo first retrieval
      */
-    HAMLIB_TRACE;
 
     if (caps->get_vfo && rig_get_vfo(rig, &rs->current_vfo) == RIG_OK)
     {