diff --git a/NanoVNASaver.py b/NanoVNASaver.py
index 2bd86aa..3ba9172 100644
--- a/NanoVNASaver.py
+++ b/NanoVNASaver.py
@@ -531,6 +531,13 @@ class NanoVNASaver(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             self.startSerial()
         return
 
+    def flushSerialBuffers(self):
+        self.serial.write(b"\r\n\r\n")
+        sleep(0.1)
+        self.serial.reset_input_buffer()
+        self.serial.reset_output_buffer()
+        sleep(0.1)
+
     def startSerial(self):
         self.lister.appendPlainText("Opening serial port " + self.serialPort)
 
@@ -548,6 +555,8 @@ class NanoVNASaver(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             self.serialLock.release()
             sleep(0.05)
 
+            self.flushSerialBuffers()
+
             frequencies = self.readValues("frequencies")
 
             self.sweepStartInput.setText(str(frequencies[0]))