diff --git a/src/main/fc/fc_init.c b/src/main/fc/fc_init.c
index dc20da89ec..ee8da47916 100644
--- a/src/main/fc/fc_init.c
+++ b/src/main/fc/fc_init.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
 #include "io/beeper.h"
 #include "io/displayport_max7456.h"
 #include "io/displayport_srxl.h"
-#include "io/displayport_hott.h"
 #include "io/displayport_crsf.h"
 #include "io/serial.h"
 #include "io/flashfs.h"
@@ -608,10 +607,6 @@ void init(void)
     cmsDisplayPortRegister(displayPortCrsfInit());
 #endif
 
-#if defined (USE_HOTT_TEXTMODE) && defined (USE_CMS)
-    cmsDisplayPortRegister(displayPortHottInit());
-#endif
-
 #ifdef USE_GPS
     if (feature(FEATURE_GPS)) {
         gpsInit();
diff --git a/src/main/io/displayport_hott.c b/src/main/io/displayport_hott.c
index a1967e5714..21078ad0cb 100644
--- a/src/main/io/displayport_hott.c
+++ b/src/main/io/displayport_hott.c
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ displayPort_t *displayPortHottInit()
     return &hottDisplayPort;
 }
 
+void hottDisplayportRegister()
+{
+    cmsDisplayPortRegister(displayPortHottInit());
+}
+
 void hottCmsOpen()
 {
     if (!cmsInMenu) {
diff --git a/src/main/io/displayport_hott.h b/src/main/io/displayport_hott.h
index f399cf9fd4..43df02061e 100644
--- a/src/main/io/displayport_hott.h
+++ b/src/main/io/displayport_hott.h
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@
 displayPort_t *displayPortHottInit();
 displayPort_t hottDisplayPort;
 
+void hottDisplayportRegister();
 void hottCmsOpen();
 void hottSetCmsKey(uint8_t hottKey, bool esc);
diff --git a/src/main/telemetry/hott.c b/src/main/telemetry/hott.c
index 72c3d046f2..962f9883f9 100644
--- a/src/main/telemetry/hott.c
+++ b/src/main/telemetry/hott.c
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ void initHoTTTelemetry(void)
     portConfig = findSerialPortConfig(FUNCTION_TELEMETRY_HOTT);
     hottPortSharing = determinePortSharing(portConfig, FUNCTION_TELEMETRY_HOTT);
 
+#if defined (USE_HOTT_TEXTMODE) && defined (USE_CMS)
+    hottDisplayportRegister();
+#endif
+
     initialiseMessages();
 }