diff --git a/src/Kickr.cpp b/src/Kickr.cpp
index d5a006ec7..16519563d 100644
--- a/src/Kickr.cpp
+++ b/src/Kickr.cpp
@@ -178,11 +178,9 @@ Kickr::find()
 int
 Kickr::connectKickr()
 {
-qDebug()<<"connect";
     // discover first...
     if (scanned == false) find();
 
-qDebug()<<"did we find?"<<devConf->portSpec;
     // connect
     bool found = false;
     WFApi *w = WFApi::getInstance();
@@ -195,9 +193,7 @@ qDebug()<<"did we find?"<<devConf->portSpec;
     }
     if (found == false) return -1;
 
-qDebug()<<"found, so call connect"<<i;
     w->connectDevice(i);
-
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/WFApi.mm b/src/WFApi.mm
index 88c5fff99..750838178 100644
--- a/src/WFApi.mm
+++ b/src/WFApi.mm
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ static QString toQString(const NSString *nsstr)
 -(BOOL)connectDevice: (int)n
 {
     //NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc]init];
+    // just in case there is a discovery in action, lets cancel it...
+    [[WFHardwareConnector sharedConnector] cancelDiscoveryOnNetwork:WF_NETWORKTYPE_BTLE];
 
     WFDeviceParams* dev = (WFDeviceParams*)[discoveredSensors objectAtIndex:n];
     WFConnectionParams* params = [[WFConnectionParams alloc] init];