diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemod.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemod.cpp
index d35f41ac8..9096ccd66 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemod.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemod.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ void NFMDemod::configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue,
 		bool deltaSquelch,
 		Real squelch,
 		bool ctcssOn,
-		bool audioMute)
+		bool audioMute,
+		bool force)
 {
 	Message* cmd = MsgConfigureNFMDemod::create(rfBandwidth,
 			afBandwidth,
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ void NFMDemod::configure(MessageQueue* messageQueue,
 			deltaSquelch,
 			squelch,
 			ctcssOn,
-			audioMute);
+			audioMute,
+			force);
 	messageQueue->push(cmd);
 }
 
@@ -338,6 +340,7 @@ void NFMDemod::feed(const SampleVector::const_iterator& begin, const SampleVecto
 
 void NFMDemod::start()
 {
+    qDebug() << "NFMDemod::start";
 	m_audioFifo.clear();
 	m_phaseDiscri.reset();
 	apply(true);
@@ -379,7 +382,7 @@ bool NFMDemod::handleMessage(const Message& cmd)
 		m_config.m_ctcssOn = cfg.getCtcssOn();
 		m_config.m_audioMute = cfg.getAudioMute();
 
-		apply();
+		apply(cfg.getForce());
 
 		qDebug() << "NFMDemod::handleMessage: MsgConfigureNFMDemod: m_rfBandwidth: " << m_config.m_rfBandwidth
 				<< " m_afBandwidth: " << m_config.m_afBandwidth
@@ -389,7 +392,8 @@ bool NFMDemod::handleMessage(const Message& cmd)
 				<< " m_deltaSquelch: " << m_config.m_deltaSquelch
 				<< " m_squelch: " << m_squelchLevel
 				<< " m_ctcssOn: " << m_config.m_ctcssOn
-				<< " m_audioMute: " << m_config.m_audioMute;
+				<< " m_audioMute: " << m_config.m_audioMute
+				<< " force: " << cfg.getForce();
 
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemod.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemod.h
index 0f3726369..871e9ccca 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemod.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemod.h
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ public:
             bool deltaSquelch,
 			Real squelch,
 			bool ctcssOn,
-			bool audioMute);
+			bool audioMute,
+			bool force);
 
 	virtual void feed(const SampleVector::const_iterator& begin, const SampleVector::const_iterator& end, bool po);
 	virtual void start();
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ private:
 		Real getSquelch() const { return m_squelch; }
 		bool getCtcssOn() const { return m_ctcssOn; }
 		bool getAudioMute() const { return m_audioMute; }
+		bool getForce() const { return m_force; }
 
 		static MsgConfigureNFMDemod* create(Real rfBandwidth,
 				Real afBandwidth,
@@ -106,7 +108,8 @@ private:
 				bool deltaSquelch,
 				Real squelch,
 				bool ctcssOn,
-				bool audioMute)
+				bool audioMute,
+				bool force)
 		{
 			return new MsgConfigureNFMDemod(
 			        rfBandwidth,
@@ -117,7 +120,8 @@ private:
 			        deltaSquelch,
 			        squelch,
 			        ctcssOn,
-			        audioMute);
+			        audioMute,
+			        force);
 		}
 
 	private:
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ private:
 		Real m_squelch;
 		bool m_ctcssOn;
 		bool m_audioMute;
+		bool m_force;
 
 		MsgConfigureNFMDemod(Real rfBandwidth,
 				Real afBandwidth,
@@ -139,7 +144,8 @@ private:
 				bool deltaSquelch,
 				Real squelch,
 				bool ctcssOn,
-				bool audioMute) :
+				bool audioMute,
+				bool force) :
 			Message(),
 			m_rfBandwidth(rfBandwidth),
 			m_afBandwidth(afBandwidth),
@@ -149,7 +155,8 @@ private:
 			m_deltaSquelch(deltaSquelch),
 			m_squelch(squelch),
 			m_ctcssOn(ctcssOn),
-			m_audioMute(audioMute)
+			m_audioMute(audioMute),
+			m_force(force)
 		{ }
 	};
 
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.cpp
index ff2bc0881..1f8631a3e 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool NFMDemodGUI::deserialize(const QByteArray& data)
 		blockApplySettings(false);
 		m_channelMarker.blockSignals(false);
 
-		applySettings();
+		applySettings(true);
 		return true;
 	}
 	else
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ NFMDemodGUI::NFMDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidg
 	m_channelMarker(this),
 	m_basicSettingsShown(false),
 	m_doApplySettings(true),
-	m_squelchOpen(false)
+	m_squelchOpen(false),
+	m_autoInitCount(0)
 {
 	ui->setupUi(this);
 	setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose, true);
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ NFMDemodGUI::NFMDemodGUI(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidg
 	QChar delta = QChar(0x94, 0x03);
 	ui->deltaSquelch->setText(delta);
 
-	applySettings();
+	applySettings(true);
 }
 
 NFMDemodGUI::~NFMDemodGUI()
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@ NFMDemodGUI::~NFMDemodGUI()
 	delete ui;
 }
 
-void NFMDemodGUI::applySettings()
+void NFMDemodGUI::applySettings(bool force)
 {
 	if (m_doApplySettings)
 	{
@@ -365,7 +366,8 @@ void NFMDemodGUI::applySettings()
 			ui->deltaSquelch->isChecked(),
 			ui->squelch->value(), // -1000 -> 0
 			ui->ctcssOn->isChecked(),
-			ui->audioMute->isChecked());
+			ui->audioMute->isChecked(),
+			force);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -427,4 +429,10 @@ void NFMDemodGUI::tick()
 
         m_squelchOpen = squelchOpen;
 	}
+
+	if (m_autoInitCount < 100) // ~5s
+	{
+	    if (m_autoInitCount == 99) applySettings(true);
+	    m_autoInitCount++;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.h
index 56f01ecce..5b49a2445 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodnfm/nfmdemodgui.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ private:
 	bool m_ctcssOn;
 	bool m_audioMute;
 	bool m_squelchOpen;
+	uint32_t m_autoInitCount;
 
 	static const int m_rfBW[];
 	static const int m_fmDev[];
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ private:
 	virtual ~NFMDemodGUI();
 
 	void blockApplySettings(bool block);
-	void applySettings();
+	void applySettings(bool force = false);
 
 	void leaveEvent(QEvent*);
 	void enterEvent(QEvent*);
diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/afsquelch.cpp b/sdrbase/dsp/afsquelch.cpp
index fa0a8599e..e1188e126 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/afsquelch.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/afsquelch.cpp
@@ -205,8 +205,10 @@ void AFSquelch::reset()
 {
     for (unsigned int j = 0; j < m_nTones; ++j)
 	{
-		m_power[j] = m_u0[j] = m_u1[j] = 0.0; // reset
-		m_movingAverages[j].fill(0.0);
+        m_u0[j] = 0.0;
+        m_u1[j] = 0.0;
+        m_power[j] = 0.0;
+        m_movingAverages[j].fill(0.0);
 	}
 
 	m_samplesProcessed = 0;