diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java b/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java
index def9fe57e..65719c04c 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractMonitor extends JFrame implements MessageConsumer
   protected JCheckBox autoscrollBox;
   protected JComboBox lineEndings;
   protected JComboBox serialRates;
-  protected int serialRate;
 
   public AbstractMonitor(String title) {
     super(title);
@@ -110,8 +109,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractMonitor extends JFrame implements MessageConsumer
     for (int i = 0; i < serialRateStrings.length; i++)
       serialRates.addItem(serialRateStrings[i] + " " + _("baud"));
 
-    serialRate = Preferences.getInteger("serial.debug_rate");
-    serialRates.setSelectedItem(serialRate + " " + _("baud"));
     serialRates.setMaximumSize(serialRates.getMinimumSize());
 
     pane.add(autoscrollBox);
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/SerialMonitor.java b/app/src/processing/app/SerialMonitor.java
index 9e95c91c8..21eec7785 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/SerialMonitor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/SerialMonitor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import static processing.app.I18n._;
+
 public class SerialMonitor extends AbstractMonitor {
 
   private final String port;
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ public class SerialMonitor extends AbstractMonitor {
 
     this.port = port;
 
+    serialRate = Preferences.getInteger("serial.debug_rate");
+    serialRates.setSelectedItem(serialRate + " " + _("baud"));
     onSerialRateChange(new ActionListener() {
       public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
         String wholeString = (String) serialRates.getSelectedItem();