diff --git a/src/monocoque/devices/serial/arduino.c b/src/monocoque/devices/serial/arduino.c
index da76aa8..c9db551 100644
--- a/src/monocoque/devices/serial/arduino.c
+++ b/src/monocoque/devices/serial/arduino.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int arduino_update(SerialDevice* serialdevice, void* data, size_t size)
 //    return result;
 //}
 
-int arduino_init(SerialDevice* serialdevice, const char* portdev)
+int arduino_init(SerialDevice* serialdevice, const char* portdev, int baud)
 {
     slogi("initializing arduino serial device...");
     int error = 0;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int arduino_init(SerialDevice* serialdevice, const char* portdev)
     check(sp_open(serialdevice->port, SP_MODE_READ_WRITE));
 
     slogd("Setting port to 9600 8N1, no flow control.\n");
-    check(sp_set_baudrate(serialdevice->port, 9600));
+    check(sp_set_baudrate(serialdevice->port, baud));
     check(sp_set_bits(serialdevice->port, 8));
     check(sp_set_parity(serialdevice->port, SP_PARITY_NONE));
     check(sp_set_stopbits(serialdevice->port, 1));
diff --git a/src/monocoque/devices/serial/arduino.h b/src/monocoque/devices/serial/arduino.h
index a348988..259ff55 100644
--- a/src/monocoque/devices/serial/arduino.h
+++ b/src/monocoque/devices/serial/arduino.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 int arduino_update(SerialDevice* serialdevice, void* data, size_t size);
-int arduino_init(SerialDevice* serialdevice,  const char* portdev);
+int arduino_init(SerialDevice* serialdevice,  const char* portdev, int baud);
 int arduino_free(SerialDevice* serialdevice);
 int check(enum sp_return result);
 
diff --git a/src/monocoque/devices/serialdevice.c b/src/monocoque/devices/serialdevice.c
index 0c720fc..8f15c84 100644
--- a/src/monocoque/devices/serialdevice.c
+++ b/src/monocoque/devices/serialdevice.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int serialdev_free(SimDevice* this)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int serialdev_init(SerialDevice* serialdevice, const char* portdev, int motorsposition)
+int serialdev_init(SerialDevice* serialdevice, const char* portdev, int motorsposition, int baud)
 {
     slogi("initializing serial device...");
     int error = 0;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int serialdev_init(SerialDevice* serialdevice, const char* portdev, int motorspo
 
     serialdevice->motorsposition = motorsposition;
 
-    error = arduino_init(serialdevice, portdev);
+    error = arduino_init(serialdevice, portdev, baud);
 
     return error;
 }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ SerialDevice* new_serial_device(DeviceSettings* ds, MonocoqueSettings* ms) {
         this->m.hapticeffect.tyrediameterconfig = ms->tyre_diameter_config;
     }
 
-    int error = serialdev_init(this, ds->serialdevsettings.portdev, ds->serialdevsettings.motorsposition);
+    int error = serialdev_init(this, ds->serialdevsettings.portdev, ds->serialdevsettings.motorsposition, ds->serialdevsettings.baud);
 
     if (error != 0)
     {
diff --git a/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.c b/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.c
index faa5a8f..a698937 100644
--- a/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.c
+++ b/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.c
@@ -494,18 +494,16 @@ int devsetup(const char* device_type, const char* device_subtype, const char* co
             config_setting_lookup_int(device_settings, "motors", &motorposition);
             ds->serialdevsettings.motorsposition = motorposition;
 
+            int baud = 9600;
+            config_setting_lookup_int(device_settings, "baud", &baud);
+            ds->serialdevsettings.baud = baud;
+
             double ampfactor = 1.0;
             ds->serialdevsettings.ampfactor = 1.0;
             int found = config_setting_lookup_float(device_settings, "ampfactor", &ampfactor);
-            if(found == 0)
-            {
-                ds->serialdevsettings.ampfactor = 1.0;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                ds->serialdevsettings.ampfactor = ampfactor;
-                slogt("Set ampflication factor for motors to %f", ampfactor);
-            }
+            ds->serialdevsettings.ampfactor = ampfactor;
+
+            slogt("set port baud rate to %i, ampfactor %f", baud, ampfactor);
         }
 
     }
@@ -526,8 +524,6 @@ int uiloadconfig(const char* config_file_str, int confignum, int configureddevic
     {
         slogi("Parsing config file");
 
-
-
         config_setting_t* config = NULL;
         config = config_lookup(&cfg, "configs");
         config_setting_t* selectedconfig = config_setting_get_elem(config, confignum);
@@ -566,8 +562,6 @@ int uiloadconfig(const char* config_file_str, int confignum, int configureddevic
             i++;
 
         }
-
-
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.h b/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.h
index b40265e..7d554ff 100644
--- a/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.h
+++ b/src/monocoque/helper/confighelper.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ typedef struct
     char* portdev;
     MotorPosition motorsposition;
     float ampfactor;
+    int baud;
 }
 SerialDeviceSettings;