diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/repository/usb/SerialConnectionImpl.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/repository/usb/SerialConnectionImpl.kt
index b8652eee..99260c59 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/repository/usb/SerialConnectionImpl.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/repository/usb/SerialConnectionImpl.kt
@@ -101,12 +101,7 @@ internal class SerialConnectionImpl(
             ioRef.set(this)
         }
 
-        Thread(io).apply {
-            isDaemon = true
-            priority = Thread.MAX_PRIORITY
-            name = "serial reader"
-        }.start() // No need to keep reference to thread around, we quit by asking the ioManager to quit
-
+        io.start()
         listener.onConnected()
     }
 }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 58c3a0c8..eaf1fcf9 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ protobuf-gradle-plugin = "0.9.4"
 protobuf-kotlin = "4.30.1"
 room = "2.6.1"
 streamsupport-minifuture = "1.7.4"
-usb-serial-android = "3.8.1"
+usb-serial-android = "3.9.0"
 viewpager2 = "1.1.0"
 work-runtime-ktx = "2.10.0"
 zxing-android-embedded = "4.3.0"