diff --git a/js/msp/MSPHelper.js b/js/msp/MSPHelper.js
index 0aa36744..4e40a66c 100644
--- a/js/msp/MSPHelper.js
+++ b/js/msp/MSPHelper.js
@@ -3539,6 +3539,13 @@ var mspHelper = (function (gui) {
         MSP.send_message(MSPCodes.MSP2_INAV_PROGRAMMING_PID_STATUS, false, false, callback);
     };
 
+    self.loadSerialPorts = function (callback) {
+        MSP.send_message(MSPCodes.MSP2_CF_SERIAL_CONFIG, false, false, callback);
+    };
+
+    self.saveSerialPorts = function (callback) {
+        MSP.send_message(MSPCodes.MSP2_SET_CF_SERIAL_CONFIG, mspHelper.crunch(MSPCodes.MSP2_SET_CF_SERIAL_CONFIG), false, callback);
+    };
 
     return self;
 })(GUI);
diff --git a/tabs/ports.js b/tabs/ports.js
index 4ae6e7a4..45dd5a24 100644
--- a/tabs/ports.js
+++ b/tabs/ports.js
@@ -170,15 +170,9 @@ TABS.ports.initialize = function (callback) {
         googleAnalytics.sendAppView('Ports');
     }
 
-    load_configuration_from_fc();
-
-    function load_configuration_from_fc() {
-        MSP.send_message(MSPCodes.MSP2_CF_SERIAL_CONFIG, false, false, on_configuration_loaded_handler);
-
-        function on_configuration_loaded_handler() {
-            GUI.load("./tabs/ports.html", on_tab_loaded_handler);
-        }
-    }
+    mspHelper.loadSerialPorts(function () {
+        GUI.load("./tabs/ports.html", on_tab_loaded_handler)
+    });
 
     function update_ui() {
 
@@ -359,7 +353,7 @@ TABS.ports.initialize = function (callback) {
             SERIAL_CONFIG.ports.push(serialPort);
         });
 
-        MSP.send_message(MSPCodes.MSP2_SET_CF_SERIAL_CONFIG, mspHelper.crunch(MSPCodes.MSP2_SET_CF_SERIAL_CONFIG), false, save_to_eeprom);
+        mspHelper.saveSerialPorts(save_to_eeprom);
 
         function save_to_eeprom() {
             MSP.send_message(MSPCodes.MSP_EEPROM_WRITE, false, false, on_saved_handler);