diff --git a/js/data_storage.js b/js/data_storage.js
index d8cd27d11e..27ebe009cc 100644
--- a/js/data_storage.js
+++ b/js/data_storage.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var CONFIG = {
     accelerometerTrims: [0, 0]
 };
 
+var PID_names = [];
 var PIDs = new Array(10);
 for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
     PIDs[i] = new Array(3);
diff --git a/js/msp.js b/js/msp.js
index bc54367eba..aa0e124ed0 100644
--- a/js/msp.js
+++ b/js/msp.js
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ MSP.process_data = function(code, message_buffer, message_length) {
         case MSP_codes.MSP_BOXNAMES:
             AUX_CONFIG = []; // empty the array as new data is coming in
 
-            var buff = new Array();
+            var buff = [];
             for (var i = 0; i < data.byteLength; i++) {
                 if (data.getUint8(i) == 0x3B) { // ; (delimeter char)
                     AUX_CONFIG.push(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, buff)); // convert bytes into ASCII and save as strings
@@ -325,11 +325,22 @@ MSP.process_data = function(code, message_buffer, message_length) {
                 } else {
                     buff.push(data.getUint8(i));
                 }
-
             }
             break;
         case MSP_codes.MSP_PIDNAMES:
-            console.log(data);
+            PID_names = []; // empty the array as new data is coming in
+
+            var buff = [];
+            for (var i = 0; i < data.byteLength; i++) {
+                if (data.getUint8(i) == 0x3B) { // ; (delimeter char)
+                    PID_names.push(String.fromCharCode.apply(null, buff)); // convert bytes into ASCII and save as strings
+
+                    // empty buffer
+                    buff = [];
+                } else {
+                    buff.push(data.getUint8(i));
+                }
+            }
             break;
         case MSP_codes.MSP_WP:
             console.log(data);
diff --git a/tabs/pid_tuning.js b/tabs/pid_tuning.js
index 58e835bc3c..b5333b3abf 100644
--- a/tabs/pid_tuning.js
+++ b/tabs/pid_tuning.js
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ function tab_initialize_pid_tuning() {
     GUI.active_tab = 'pid_tuning';
 
     // requesting MSP_STATUS manually because it contains CONFIG.profile
-    send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_STATUS, false, false, get_pid_data);
+    send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_STATUS, false, false, get_pid_names);
+
+    function get_pid_names() {
+        send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_PIDNAMES, false, false, get_pid_data);
+    }
 
     function get_pid_data() {
         send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_PID, false, false, get_rc_tuning_data);