diff --git a/main/CMakeLists.txt b/main/CMakeLists.txt
index ef94533..a76809c 100644
--- a/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ set(headers
     qrimport.h
     rotary.h
     screens.h
-    serial.h
+    serial_bobby.h
     settings.h
     settingspersister.h
     settingsutils.h
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ set(sources
     qrimport.cpp
     rotary.cpp
     screens.cpp
-    serial.cpp
+    serial_bobby.cpp
     settings.cpp
     settingspersister.cpp
     settingsutils.cpp
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 3b17cff..b079924 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -122,17 +122,6 @@ extern "C" void app_main()
         task.setup();
     }
 
-#ifdef FEATURE_SERIAL
-    bootLabel.redraw("front Serial begin");
-    controllers.front.serial.get().begin(38400, SERIAL_8N1, PINS_RX1, PINS_TX1);
-
-    bootLabel.redraw("back Serial begin");
-    controllers.back.serial.get().begin(38400, SERIAL_8N1, PINS_RX2, PINS_TX2);
-
-    bootLabel.redraw("swap front back");
-    updateSwapFrontBack();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef FEATURE_LEDSTRIP
     bootLabel.redraw("LED strip");
     initLedStrip();
@@ -250,11 +239,6 @@ extern "C" void app_main()
             performance.lastTime = now;
         }
 
-#ifdef FEATURE_SERIAL
-        for (Controller &controller : controllers)
-            controller.parser.update();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef FEATURE_OTA
         handleOta();
 #endif
diff --git a/main/serial.cpp b/main/serial.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/main/serial.h b/main/serial.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/main/serial_bobby.cpp b/main/serial_bobby.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..088dd0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/serial_bobby.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include "serial_bobby.h"
+
+// local includes
+#include "globals.h"
+#include "screens.h"
+
+#ifdef FEATURE_SERIAL
+
+void initSerial()
+{
+    bootLabel.redraw("front Serial begin");
+    controllers.front.serial.get().begin(38400, SERIAL_8N1, PINS_RX1, PINS_TX1);
+
+    bootLabel.redraw("back Serial begin");
+    controllers.back.serial.get().begin(38400, SERIAL_8N1, PINS_RX2, PINS_TX2);
+
+    bootLabel.redraw("swap front back");
+    updateSwapFrontBack();
+}
+
+void updateSerial()
+{
+    for (Controller &controller : controllers)
+        controller.parser.update();
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/main/serial_bobby.h b/main/serial_bobby.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9436c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/serial_bobby.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef FEATURE_SERIAL
+
+void initSerial();
+void updateSerial();
+
+#endif
diff --git a/main/taskmanager.cpp b/main/taskmanager.cpp
index e8ce310..7b4afcd 100644
--- a/main/taskmanager.cpp
+++ b/main/taskmanager.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 #include "can.h"
 #endif
 #include "debuginputhandler.h"
+#ifdef FEATURE_SERIAL
+#include "serial_bobby.h"
+#endif
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
@@ -87,6 +90,9 @@ espcpputils::SchedulerTask schedulerTasksArr[] {
     espcpputils::SchedulerTask { "can",            can::initCan,          can::parseCanInput,      50ms  },
 #endif
     espcpputils::SchedulerTask { "debuginput",     initDebugInput,        handleDebugInput,        50ms  },
+#ifdef FEATURE_SERIAL
+    espcpputils::SchedulerTask { "serial",         initSerial,            updateSerial,            50ms  },
+#endif
 };
 } // namespace