diff --git a/src/server/common.h b/src/server/common.h
index 9f2c3b36d567b249e062f443b170a69f97a0b522..4fad81cb735ad2992e4e75efc1862d5a0abb38dc 100644
--- a/src/server/common.h
+++ b/src/server/common.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ extern int	giDebugLevel;
 // --- Helpers --
 extern void	CompileRegex(regex_t *Regex, const char *Pattern, int Flags);
 extern int	RunRegex(regex_t *regex, const char *string, int nMatches, regmatch_t *matches, const char *errorMessage);
-extern void	InitSerial(int FD, int BaudRate);
+extern int	InitSerial(const char *Path, int BaudRate);
 
 // --- Dispense ---
 extern int	DispenseItem(int User, tItem *Item);
diff --git a/src/server/handler_coke.c b/src/server/handler_coke.c
index 53cbd0fd7d3be7afecefdd8cd97f84125fdd5953..c937756583c9bac0a7bbf1f9b65d03aface5d3f2 100644
--- a/src/server/handler_coke.c
+++ b/src/server/handler_coke.c
@@ -37,13 +37,12 @@ regex_t	gCoke_StatusRegex;
 int Coke_InitHandler()
 {
 	printf("connecting to coke machine...\n");
-	giCoke_SerialFD = open(gsCoke_SerialPort, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NONBLOCK);
+	
+	giCoke_SerialFD = InitSerial(gsCoke_SerialPort, 9600);
 	if( giCoke_SerialFD == -1 ) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Unable to open coke serial port ('%s')\n", gsCoke_SerialPort);
 	}
 	
-	InitSerial(giCoke_SerialFD, 9600);
-	
 	CompileRegex(&gCoke_StatusRegex, "^slot\\s+(\\d)\\s+([^:]+):([a-zA-Z]+)\\s*", REG_EXTENDED);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -61,6 +60,9 @@ int Coke_CanDispense(int User, int Item)
 	sprintf(tmp, "s%i\n", Item);
 	write(giCoke_SerialFD, tmp, 2);
 
+	// Wait a little
+	sleep(250);
+
 	// Read the response
 	tmp[0] = '\0';
 	ret = read(giCoke_SerialFD, tmp, sizeof(tmp)-1);
@@ -99,6 +101,9 @@ int Coke_DoDispense(int User, int Item)
 	// Dispense
 	sprintf(tmp, "d%i\n", Item);
 	write(giCoke_SerialFD, tmp, 2);
+	
+	// Wait a little
+	sleep(250);
 
 	// Get status
 	read(giCoke_SerialFD, tmp, sizeof(tmp)-1);
diff --git a/src/server/main.c b/src/server/main.c
index a903f752aaea03ccee30403e3649e05a70eb72fd..17397c118e84132291ba1321289b70d189ce3e26 100644
--- a/src/server/main.c
+++ b/src/server/main.c
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include "common.h"
 #include <termios.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 
 // === IMPORTS ===
 extern void	Init_Cokebank(const char *Argument);	// cokebank.c
@@ -120,10 +123,15 @@ void CompileRegex(regex_t *regex, const char *pattern, int flags)
 }
 
 // Serial helper
-void InitSerial(int FD, int BaudRate)
+int InitSerial(const char *File, int BaudRate)
 {
 	struct termios	info;
 	 int	baud;
+	 int	fd;
+	
+	
+	fd = open(File, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
+	if( fd == -1 )	return -1;
 	
 	switch(BaudRate)
 	{
@@ -134,7 +142,9 @@ void InitSerial(int FD, int BaudRate)
 	cfmakeraw(&info);	// Sets 8N1
 	cfsetspeed(&info, baud);
 	
-	tcsetattr(FD, TCSANOW, &info);
+	tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &info);
+	
+	return fd;
 }