diff --git a/AntennaTracker/system.cpp b/AntennaTracker/system.cpp
index c38f111dbb..3cf1346018 100644
--- a/AntennaTracker/system.cpp
+++ b/AntennaTracker/system.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ void Tracker::init_tracker()
                         AP::fwversion().fw_string,
                         (unsigned)hal.util->available_memory());
 
+    init_capabilities();
+
     // Check the EEPROM format version before loading any parameters from EEPROM
     load_parameters();
 
@@ -100,8 +102,6 @@ void Tracker::init_tracker()
         get_home_eeprom(current_loc);
     }
 
-    init_capabilities();
-
     gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_INFO,"Ready to track");
     hal.scheduler->delay(1000); // Why????