diff --git a/RunServerTest b/RunServerTest
index 27d943b5ba16dc870e5e4d17e160db1d85f35534..99661763ad292bc23cad04d6e1a649ecab6f80f3 100755
--- a/RunServerTest
+++ b/RunServerTest
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-ARGS="--itemsfile items.cfg -p 11020 --cokeport /dev/ttyUSB0"
+ARGS="--itemsfile items.cfg -p 11020"
+ARGS=$ARGS" --cokeport /dev/ttyUSB0"
 
 if [ "x$1" != "x" ]; then 
 	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. gdb --args ./dispsrv $ARGS
diff --git a/src/server/common.h b/src/server/common.h
index 932c00662904f6af97744a36860e8cc3b8013873..9f2c3b36d567b249e062f443b170a69f97a0b522 100644
--- a/src/server/common.h
+++ b/src/server/common.h
@@ -71,6 +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);
 
 // --- Dispense ---
 extern int	DispenseItem(int User, tItem *Item);
diff --git a/src/server/handler_coke.c b/src/server/handler_coke.c
index ce6ff1f1a922af176aba411e6ec2e77e97ca04a2..53cbd0fd7d3be7afecefdd8cd97f84125fdd5953 100644
--- a/src/server/handler_coke.c
+++ b/src/server/handler_coke.c
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@ regex_t	gCoke_StatusRegex;
 int Coke_InitHandler()
 {
 	printf("connecting to coke machine...\n");
-	giCoke_SerialFD = open(gsCoke_SerialPort, O_RDWR);
+	giCoke_SerialFD = open(gsCoke_SerialPort, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NONBLOCK);
 	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;
 }
diff --git a/src/server/handler_snack.c b/src/server/handler_snack.c
index 50a0d5352ebe1b2702a2ea44ebd8509afda81126..c1100cb434e4eb4e5f84797d408b7c491527615c 100644
--- a/src/server/handler_snack.c
+++ b/src/server/handler_snack.c
@@ -37,7 +37,13 @@ regex_t	gSnack_ResponseRegex;
 // == CODE ===
 int Snack_InitHandler()
 {
-	giSnack_SerialFD = open(gsSnack_SerialPort, O_RDWR);
+	giSnack_SerialFD = open(gsSnack_SerialPort, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NONBLOCK);
+	if( giSnack_SerialFD == -1 ) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: Unable to open snack serial port ('%s')\n", gsSnack_SerialPort);
+	}
+	
+	InitSerial(giSnack_SerialFD, 9600);
+	
 	regcomp(&gSnack_ResponseRegex, "^(\\d\\d\\d)(.*)$", REG_EXTENDED);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/server/main.c b/src/server/main.c
index ac6dd27f61bc754945cfe66c4239a169d7e738fe..a903f752aaea03ccee30403e3649e05a70eb72fd 100644
--- a/src/server/main.c
+++ b/src/server/main.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include "common.h"
+#include <termios.h>
 
 // === IMPORTS ===
 extern void	Init_Cokebank(const char *Argument);	// cokebank.c
@@ -118,4 +119,22 @@ void CompileRegex(regex_t *regex, const char *pattern, int flags)
 	}
 }
 
+// Serial helper
+void InitSerial(int FD, int BaudRate)
+{
+	struct termios	info;
+	 int	baud;
+	
+	switch(BaudRate)
+	{
+	case 9600:	baud = B9600;	break;
+	default:	return ;
+	}
+	
+	cfmakeraw(&info);	// Sets 8N1
+	cfsetspeed(&info, baud);
+	
+	tcsetattr(FD, TCSANOW, &info);
+}
+