diff --git a/sim_console.c b/sim_console.c
index db9c6671..3d0d97f4 100644
--- a/sim_console.c
+++ b/sim_console.c
@@ -774,7 +774,11 @@ t_stat sim_check_console (int32 sec)
 {
 int32 c, i;
 
-if (sim_con_tmxr.master == 0)                           /* not Telnet? done */
+if (sim_con_ldsc.serport)
+    if (tmxr_poll_conn (&sim_con_tmxr) >= 0) 
+        sim_con_ldsc.rcve = 1;                          /* rcv enabled */
+if ((sim_con_tmxr.master == 0) ||                       /* serial console or not Telnet? done */
+    (sim_con_ldsc.serport))
     return SCPE_OK;
 if (sim_con_ldsc.conn || sim_con_ldsc.txbfd) {          /* connected or buffered ? */
     tmxr_poll_rx (&sim_con_tmxr);                       /* poll (check disconn) */
diff --git a/sim_tmxr.c b/sim_tmxr.c
index 9024a9a1..3402f7bd 100644
--- a/sim_tmxr.c
+++ b/sim_tmxr.c
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@ for (i = 0; i < mp->lines; i++) {                       /* check each line in se
     
     if (lp->ser_connect_pending) {
         lp->ser_connect_pending = FALSE;
+        lp->conn = TRUE;
         return i;
         }
     }