diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
index 2af5c0cbe..b51b02d37 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Editor.java
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
 
     try
     {
+      String devicesListOutput = Base.getPlatform().preListAllCandidateDevices();
       for (Enumeration enumeration = CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifiers(); enumeration.hasMoreElements();)
       {
         CommPortIdentifier commportidentifier = (CommPortIdentifier)enumeration.nextElement();
@@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ public class Editor extends JFrame implements RunnerListener {
           String curr_port = commportidentifier.getName();
 
           String description = curr_port;
-          String additionalDescription = Base.getPlatform().resolveDeviceAttachedTo(curr_port, Base.packages);
+          String additionalDescription = Base.getPlatform().resolveDeviceAttachedTo(curr_port, Base.packages, devicesListOutput);
           if (additionalDescription != null) {
             description += " (" + additionalDescription + ")";
           }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Platform.java b/app/src/processing/app/Platform.java
index 83283ca05..834dd68f5 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Platform.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Platform.java
@@ -136,7 +136,11 @@ public class Platform {
     }
   }
 
-  public String resolveDeviceAttachedTo(String serial, Map<String, TargetPackage> packages) {
+  public String resolveDeviceAttachedTo(String serial, Map<String, TargetPackage> packages, String devicesListOutput) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public String preListAllCandidateDevices() {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/linux/Platform.java b/app/src/processing/app/linux/Platform.java
index f932d67e6..ab1c78c01 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/linux/Platform.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/linux/Platform.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class Platform extends processing.app.Platform {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public String resolveDeviceAttachedTo(String serial, Map<String, TargetPackage> packages) {
+  public String resolveDeviceAttachedTo(String serial, Map<String, TargetPackage> packages, String devicesListOutput) {
     ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     Executor executor = new ExternalProcessExecutor(baos);
 
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ public class Platform extends processing.app.Platform {
       String vidPid = new UDevAdmParser().extractVIDAndPID(new String(baos.toByteArray()));
 
       if (vidPid == null) {
-        return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages);
+        return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages, devicesListOutput);
       }
 
       return super.resolveDeviceByVendorIdProductId(packages, vidPid);
     } catch (IOException e) {
-      return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages);
+      return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages, devicesListOutput);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/macosx/Platform.java b/app/src/processing/app/macosx/Platform.java
index 1ee00696c..eb0d5a663 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/macosx/Platform.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/macosx/Platform.java
@@ -205,24 +205,35 @@ public class Platform extends processing.app.Platform {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public String resolveDeviceAttachedTo(String serial, Map<String, TargetPackage> packages) {
+  public String resolveDeviceAttachedTo(String serial, Map<String, TargetPackage> packages, String devicesListOutput) {
+    if (devicesListOutput == null) {
+      return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages, devicesListOutput);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      String vidPid = new SystemProfilerParser().extractVIDAndPID(devicesListOutput, serial);
+
+      if (vidPid == null) {
+        return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages, devicesListOutput);
+      }
+
+      return super.resolveDeviceByVendorIdProductId(packages, vidPid);
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages, devicesListOutput);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String preListAllCandidateDevices() {
     ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     Executor executor = new ExternalProcessExecutor(baos);
 
     try {
       CommandLine toDevicePath = CommandLine.parse("/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPUSBDataType");
       executor.execute(toDevicePath);
-      String output = new String(baos.toByteArray());
-
-      String vidPid = new SystemProfilerParser().extractVIDAndPID(output, serial);
-
-      if (vidPid == null) {
-        return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages);
-      }
-
-      return super.resolveDeviceByVendorIdProductId(packages, vidPid);
+      return new String(baos.toByteArray());
     } catch (IOException e) {
-      return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages);
+      return super.preListAllCandidateDevices();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/windows/Platform.java b/app/src/processing/app/windows/Platform.java
index 9cac00bda..0c546d225 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/windows/Platform.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/windows/Platform.java
@@ -316,7 +316,26 @@ public class Platform extends processing.app.Platform {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public String resolveDeviceAttachedTo(String serial, Map<String, TargetPackage> packages) {
+  public String resolveDeviceAttachedTo(String serial, Map<String, TargetPackage> packages, String devicesListOutput) {
+    if (devicesListOutput == null) {
+      return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages, devicesListOutput);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      String vidPid = new ListComPortsParser().extractVIDAndPID(devicesListOutput, serial);
+
+      if (vidPid == null) {
+        return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages, devicesListOutput);
+      }
+
+      return super.resolveDeviceByVendorIdProductId(packages, vidPid);
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages, devicesListOutput);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String preListAllCandidateDevices() {
     ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
     Executor executor = new ExternalProcessExecutor(baos);
 
@@ -325,17 +344,9 @@ public class Platform extends processing.app.Platform {
 
       CommandLine toDevicePath = CommandLine.parse(listComPorts);
       executor.execute(toDevicePath);
-      String vidPid = new ListComPortsParser().extractVIDAndPID(new String(baos.toByteArray()), serial);
-
-      if (vidPid == null) {
-        return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages);
-      }
-
-      return super.resolveDeviceByVendorIdProductId(packages, vidPid);
+      return new String(baos.toByteArray());
     } catch (IOException e) {
-      return super.resolveDeviceAttachedTo(serial, packages);
+      return super.preListAllCandidateDevices();
     }
   }
-
-
 }