diff --git a/YSFGateway/APRSWriter.cpp b/YSFGateway/APRSWriter.cpp
index 17dd779..cadbed9 100644
--- a/YSFGateway/APRSWriter.cpp
+++ b/YSFGateway/APRSWriter.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,6 @@ void CAPRSWriter::sendIdFrameFixed()
 		float(m_height) * 3.28F, band, desc);
 
 	m_thread->write(output);
-
-	m_idTimer.start();
 }
 
 void CAPRSWriter::sendIdFrameMobile()
@@ -356,6 +354,4 @@ void CAPRSWriter::sendIdFrameMobile()
 	::sprintf(output + ::strlen(output), "/A=%06.0f%s %s", float(rawAltitude) * 3.28F, band, desc);
 
 	m_thread->write(output);
-
-	m_idTimer.start();
 }
diff --git a/YSFGateway/YSFGateway.cpp b/YSFGateway/YSFGateway.cpp
index f9684a8..5b9d9c5 100644
--- a/YSFGateway/YSFGateway.cpp
+++ b/YSFGateway/YSFGateway.cpp
@@ -433,12 +433,12 @@ void CYSFGateway::createGPS()
 	unsigned int port    = m_conf.getAPRSPort();
 	std::string password = m_conf.getAPRSPassword();
 	std::string suffix   = m_conf.getAPRSSuffix();
-	std::string desc     = m_conf.getAPRSDescription();
 
 	m_writer = new CAPRSWriter(m_callsign, m_suffix, password, hostname, port, suffix);
 
 	unsigned int txFrequency = m_conf.getTxFrequency();
 	unsigned int rxFrequency = m_conf.getRxFrequency();
+	std::string desc         = m_conf.getAPRSDescription();
 
 	m_writer->setInfo(txFrequency, rxFrequency, desc);