diff --git a/lib/MeterCommunicators/include/KmpCommunicator.h b/lib/MeterCommunicators/include/KmpCommunicator.h
index 1981e87f..03e32fd4 100644
--- a/lib/MeterCommunicators/include/KmpCommunicator.h
+++ b/lib/MeterCommunicators/include/KmpCommunicator.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ class KmpCommunicator : public PassiveMeterCommunicator  {
     bool loop();
     AmsData* getData(AmsData& meterState);
     int getLastError();
-    bool isConfigChanged() { return false; }
-    void ackConfigChanged() {}
     void getCurrentConfig(MeterConfig& meterConfig) {
         meterConfig = this->meterConfig;
     }
diff --git a/lib/MeterCommunicators/include/PassiveMeterCommunicator.h b/lib/MeterCommunicators/include/PassiveMeterCommunicator.h
index 7540acce..84acb717 100644
--- a/lib/MeterCommunicators/include/PassiveMeterCommunicator.h
+++ b/lib/MeterCommunicators/include/PassiveMeterCommunicator.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "SoftwareSerial.h"
 #endif
 
-const uint32_t AUTO_BAUD_RATES[] = { 2400, 115200 };
+const uint32_t AUTO_BAUD_RATES[] = { 2400, 9600, 115200 };
 
 class PassiveMeterCommunicator : public MeterCommunicator  {
 public:
diff --git a/lib/MeterCommunicators/src/KmpCommunicator.cpp b/lib/MeterCommunicators/src/KmpCommunicator.cpp
index d1b75aed..381922dc 100644
--- a/lib/MeterCommunicators/src/KmpCommunicator.cpp
+++ b/lib/MeterCommunicators/src/KmpCommunicator.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,19 @@
 void KmpCommunicator::configure(MeterConfig& meterConfig) {
     this->meterConfig = meterConfig;
     this->configChanged = false;
+    if(meterConfig.baud == 0) {
+        this->configChanged = true;
+        meterConfig.baud = 9600;
+        meterConfig.parity = 7;
+        meterConfig.invert = false;
+    }
     setupHanPort(meterConfig.baud, meterConfig.parity, meterConfig.invert, false);
     talker = new KmpTalker(hanSerial, hanBuffer, hanBufferSize);
 }
 
 bool KmpCommunicator::loop() {
 	uint64_t now = millis64();
+
     bool ret = talker->loop();
     int lastError = getLastError();
     if(ret) {