From 6668a99f284b3286b2829693a41b7c6ebf316cf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: templeofshadow <temple@templeofshadow.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:24:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] move monitor identification above throttle identification

---
 main.lua | 25 ++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index ebb2472..f62bf79 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -564,7 +564,21 @@ function UpdateGlobalThrust()
 end
 
 function Init()
+
+    -- Initialize monitors - identify which monitor is for which type  
+    if Config.Monitors.InstrumentPanelMonitor == nil then
+        print("Identifying instrument panel monitor...")
+        Config.Monitors.InstrumentPanelMonitor = identifyMonitor("instrument panel")
+    end
+    
+    if Config.Monitors.AutopilotControlMonitor == nil then
+        print("Identifying autopilot control monitor...")
+        Config.Monitors.AutopilotControlMonitor = identifyMonitor("autopilot control")
+    end
+
+
     ThrottleInit()
+    
     Thrusters = {}
     
     local configFile = io.open(Config.ConfigPath, "r")
@@ -597,17 +611,6 @@ function Init()
         end
     end
 
-    -- Initialize monitors - identify which monitor is for which type  
-    if Config.Monitors.InstrumentPanelMonitor == nil then
-        print("Identifying instrument panel monitor...")
-        Config.Monitors.InstrumentPanelMonitor = identifyMonitor("instrument panel")
-    end
-    
-    if Config.Monitors.AutopilotControlMonitor == nil then
-        print("Identifying autopilot control monitor...")
-        Config.Monitors.AutopilotControlMonitor = identifyMonitor("autopilot control")
-    end
-
     -- If we're here, the config loaded successfully and the initialization is done.
 end