diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example.h b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example.h
index d8b92f5d9e..a80e273e67 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example.h
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example.h
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ int blufi_security_init(void);
 void blufi_security_deinit(void);
 int esp_blufi_gap_register_callback(void);
 esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_init(void);
+esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_and_cb_init(esp_blufi_callbacks_t *callbacks);
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c
index 67ff42cb29..4256d00de6 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c
@@ -385,23 +385,11 @@ void app_main(void)
         return;
     }
 
-    ret = esp_blufi_host_init();
+    ret = esp_blufi_host_and_cb_init(&example_callbacks);
     if (ret) {
-        BLUFI_ERROR("%s initialise host failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s initialise failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
         return;
     }
 
     BLUFI_INFO("BLUFI VERSION %04x\n", esp_blufi_get_version());
-
-    ret = esp_blufi_register_callbacks(&example_callbacks);
-    if(ret){
-        BLUFI_ERROR("%s blufi register failed, error code = %x\n", __func__, ret);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    ret = esp_blufi_gap_register_callback();
-    if(ret){
-        BLUFI_ERROR("%s gap register failed, error code = %x\n", __func__, ret);
-        return;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_init.c b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_init.c
index 052739b055..04dc13f4eb 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_init.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_init.c
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 #include "esp_blufi_api.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "esp_blufi.h"
+#include "blufi_example.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_BT_BLUEDROID_ENABLED
 #include "esp_bt.h"
 #include "esp_bt_main.h"
-#include "blufi_example.h"
 #include "esp_bt_device.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -42,15 +42,40 @@ esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_init(void)
 
 }
 
-int esp_blufi_gap_register_callback(void)
+esp_err_t esp_blufi_gap_register_callback(void)
 {
    int rc;
    rc = esp_ble_gap_register_callback(esp_blufi_gap_event_handler);
     if(rc){
         return rc;
     }
-    esp_blufi_profile_init();
-    return 0;
+    return esp_blufi_profile_init();
+}
+
+esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_and_cb_init(esp_blufi_callbacks_t *example_callbacks)
+{
+    esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
+
+    ret = esp_blufi_host_init();
+    if (ret) {
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s initialise host failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = esp_blufi_register_callbacks(example_callbacks);
+    if(ret){
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s blufi register failed, error code = %x\n", __func__, ret);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = esp_blufi_gap_register_callback();
+    if(ret){
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s gap register failed, error code = %x\n", __func__, ret);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    return ESP_OK;
+
 }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_BLUEDROID_ENABLED */
@@ -115,14 +140,42 @@ esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_init(void)
     /* XXX Need to have template for store */
     ble_store_config_init();
 
-    nimble_port_freertos_init(bleprph_host_task);
     esp_blufi_btc_init();
+
+    nimble_port_freertos_init(bleprph_host_task);
+
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
-int esp_blufi_gap_register_callback(void)
+esp_err_t esp_blufi_gap_register_callback(void)
 {
-    return 0;
+    return ESP_OK;
 }
 
+esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_and_cb_init(esp_blufi_callbacks_t *example_callbacks)
+{
+    esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
+
+    ret = esp_blufi_register_callbacks(example_callbacks);
+    if(ret){
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s blufi register failed, error code = %x\n", __func__, ret);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = esp_blufi_gap_register_callback();
+    if(ret){
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s gap register failed, error code = %x\n", __func__, ret);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = esp_blufi_host_init();
+    if (ret) {
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s initialise host failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED */