diff --git a/src/detect/ScanI2CTwoWire.cpp b/src/detect/ScanI2CTwoWire.cpp
index b04590509..86408b8d2 100644
--- a/src/detect/ScanI2CTwoWire.cpp
+++ b/src/detect/ScanI2CTwoWire.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void ScanI2CTwoWire::scanPort(I2CPort port, uint8_t *address, uint8_t asize)
 {
     concurrency::LockGuard guard((concurrency::Lock *)&lock);
 
-    LOG_DEBUG("Scanning for i2c devices on port %d\n", port);
+    LOG_DEBUG("Scanning for I2C devices on port %d\n", port);
 
     uint8_t err;
 
@@ -172,10 +172,11 @@ void ScanI2CTwoWire::scanPort(I2CPort port, uint8_t *address, uint8_t asize)
 #endif
 
     for (addr.address = 1; addr.address < 127; addr.address++) {
-        if (asize != 0)
-            if (in_array(address, asize, addr.address))
+        if (asize != 0) {
+            if (!in_array(address, asize, addr.address))
                 continue;
-
+            LOG_DEBUG("Scanning address 0x%x\n", addr.address);
+        }
         i2cBus->beginTransmission(addr.address);
 #ifdef ARCH_PORTDUINO
         if (i2cBus->read() != -1)
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ void ScanI2CTwoWire::scanPort(I2CPort port, uint8_t *address, uint8_t asize)
                 LOG_INFO("Device found at address 0x%x was not able to be enumerated\n", addr.address);
             }
         } else if (err == 4) {
-            LOG_ERROR("Unknown error at address 0x%x\n", addr);
+            LOG_ERROR("Unknown error at address 0x%x\n", addr.address);
         }
 
         // Check if a type was found for the enumerated device - save, if so
diff --git a/src/input/cardKbI2cImpl.cpp b/src/input/cardKbI2cImpl.cpp
index e000f36eb..d10f1118f 100644
--- a/src/input/cardKbI2cImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/input/cardKbI2cImpl.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "cardKbI2cImpl.h"
 #include "InputBroker.h"
+#include "detect/ScanI2C.h"
+#include "detect/ScanI2CTwoWire.h"
 
 CardKbI2cImpl *cardKbI2cImpl;
 
@@ -8,8 +10,44 @@ CardKbI2cImpl::CardKbI2cImpl() : KbI2cBase("cardKB") {}
 void CardKbI2cImpl::init()
 {
     if (cardkb_found.address == 0x00) {
-        disable();
-        return;
+        LOG_DEBUG("Rescanning for I2C keyboard\n");
+        uint8_t i2caddr_scan[] = {CARDKB_ADDR, TDECK_KB_ADDR, BBQ10_KB_ADDR};
+        uint8_t i2caddr_asize = 3;
+        auto i2cScanner = std::unique_ptr<ScanI2CTwoWire>(new ScanI2CTwoWire());
+
+#if defined(I2C_SDA1)
+        i2cScanner->scanPort(ScanI2C::I2CPort::WIRE1, i2caddr_scan, i2caddr_asize);
+#endif
+        i2cScanner->scanPort(ScanI2C::I2CPort::WIRE, i2caddr_scan, i2caddr_asize);
+        auto kb_info = i2cScanner->firstKeyboard();
+
+        if (kb_info.type != ScanI2C::DeviceType::NONE) {
+            cardkb_found = kb_info.address;
+            switch (kb_info.type) {
+            case ScanI2C::DeviceType::RAK14004:
+                kb_model = 0x02;
+                break;
+            case ScanI2C::DeviceType::CARDKB:
+                kb_model = 0x00;
+                break;
+            case ScanI2C::DeviceType::TDECKKB:
+                // assign an arbitrary value to distinguish from other models
+                kb_model = 0x10;
+                break;
+            case ScanI2C::DeviceType::BBQ10KB:
+                // assign an arbitrary value to distinguish from other models
+                kb_model = 0x11;
+                break;
+            default:
+                // use this as default since it's also just zero
+                LOG_WARN("kb_info.type is unknown(0x%02x), setting kb_model=0x00\n", kb_info.type);
+                kb_model = 0x00;
+            }
+        }
+        if (cardkb_found.address == 0x00) {
+            disable();
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     inputBroker->registerSource(this);
diff --git a/src/input/kbI2cBase.cpp b/src/input/kbI2cBase.cpp
index ce22edb93..024b16b9e 100644
--- a/src/input/kbI2cBase.cpp
+++ b/src/input/kbI2cBase.cpp
@@ -30,44 +30,6 @@ uint8_t read_from_14004(TwoWire *i2cBus, uint8_t reg, uint8_t *data, uint8_t len
 
 int32_t KbI2cBase::runOnce()
 {
-    if (cardkb_found.address == 0x00) {
-        // Input device is not detected. Rescan now.
-        auto i2cScanner = std::unique_ptr<ScanI2CTwoWire>(new ScanI2CTwoWire());
-        uint8_t i2caddr_scan[] = {CARDKB_ADDR, TDECK_KB_ADDR, BBQ10_KB_ADDR};
-        uint8_t i2caddr_asize = 3;
-#if defined(I2C_SDA1)
-        i2cScanner->scanPort(ScanI2C::I2CPort::WIRE1, i2caddr_scan, i2caddr_asize);
-#endif
-        i2cScanner->scanPort(ScanI2C::I2CPort::WIRE, i2caddr_scan, i2caddr_asize);
-        auto kb_info = i2cScanner->firstKeyboard();
-
-        if (kb_info.type != ScanI2C::DeviceType::NONE) {
-            cardkb_found = kb_info.address;
-            switch (kb_info.type) {
-            case ScanI2C::DeviceType::RAK14004:
-                kb_model = 0x02;
-                break;
-            case ScanI2C::DeviceType::CARDKB:
-                kb_model = 0x00;
-                break;
-            case ScanI2C::DeviceType::TDECKKB:
-                // assign an arbitrary value to distinguish from other models
-                kb_model = 0x10;
-                break;
-            case ScanI2C::DeviceType::BBQ10KB:
-                // assign an arbitrary value to distinguish from other models
-                kb_model = 0x11;
-                break;
-            default:
-                // use this as default since it's also just zero
-                LOG_WARN("kb_info.type is unknown(0x%02x), setting kb_model=0x00\n", kb_info.type);
-                kb_model = 0x00;
-            }
-        }
-        if (cardkb_found.address == 0x00)
-            return INT32_MAX;
-    }
-
     if (!i2cBus) {
         switch (cardkb_found.port) {
         case ScanI2C::WIRE1: