diff --git a/src/gsm.c b/src/gsm.c
index e9d2de7..ec31c34 100644
--- a/src/gsm.c
+++ b/src/gsm.c
@@ -2263,6 +2263,7 @@ static gboolean _reset_settle(gpointer data)
 	GSM * gsm = data;
 
 	gsm_modem_reset(gsm->modem);
+	/* XXX may be send multiple times until it really is online */
 	_gsm_event_send(gsm, GSM_EVENT_TYPE_ONLINE);
 	return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/src/phone.c b/src/phone.c
index 6571183..d514372 100644
--- a/src/phone.c
+++ b/src/phone.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static gboolean _new_idle(gpointer data)
 	if((plugins = config_get(phone->config, NULL, "plugins")) != NULL)
 		_idle_load_plugins(phone, plugins);
 	phone->source = 0;
-	gsm_reset(phone->gsm, 0);
+	gsm_start(phone->gsm, 0);
 	return FALSE;
 }