diff --git a/afsk/telem.c b/afsk/telem.c
index 62756e6e..0cc2af88 100644
--- a/afsk/telem.c
+++ b/afsk/telem.c
@@ -134,13 +134,14 @@ struct SensorConfig config_sensor(char *bus, int address,  int milliAmps) {
     printf("2\n");
     i2cdetect = open("echo $?", "r");
 //    printf("i2cdetect 0 output: %d\n", getc(i2cdetect));
-    int error = pclose(i2cdetect)/256;
+    int error = pclose(i2cdetect);
     printf("i2cdetect 0 error: %d \n", error);
-
-    i2cdetect = popen("timeout --preserve-status 5 i2cdetect -y 1", "r");
     printf("3\n");
-    pclose(i2cdetect);
+	
+    i2cdetect = popen("timeout --preserve-status 5 i2cdetect -y 1", "r");
     printf("4\n");
+    pclose(i2cdetect);
+    printf("5\n");
     i2cdetect = open("echo $?", "r");
 //    printf("i2cdetect 1 output: %d\n", getc(i2cdetect));
     error = pclose(i2cdetect)/256;