diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/10_dji_f330 b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/10_dji_f330
index 764a88a24e..81ea292aae 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/10_dji_f330
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/10_dji_f330
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ then
 	mavlink start
 	usleep 5000
 
+	commander start
+
 	sh /etc/init.d/rc.io
 	# Set PWM values for DJI ESCs
 else
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/11_dji_f450 b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/11_dji_f450
index 91847b06bf..4dbf76cee7 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/11_dji_f450
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/11_dji_f450
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ then
 	mavlink start
 	usleep 5000
 
+	commander start
+
 	sh /etc/init.d/rc.io
 else
 	# Start MAVLink (on UART1 / ttyS0)
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/15_tbs_discovery b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/15_tbs_discovery
index 65be56df8c..bd6189a6d3 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/15_tbs_discovery
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/15_tbs_discovery
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ then
 	mavlink start
 	usleep 5000
 
+	commander start
+
 	sh /etc/init.d/rc.io
 else
 	# Start MAVLink (on UART1 / ttyS0)
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/16_3dr_iris b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/16_3dr_iris
index d36699b9a5..d8cc0e9132 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/16_3dr_iris
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/16_3dr_iris
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ then
 	mavlink start
 	usleep 5000
 
+	commander start
+
 	sh /etc/init.d/rc.io
 else
 	# Start MAVLink (on UART1 / ttyS0)
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.custom_io_esc b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.custom_io_esc
index 999422767a..d750cc87ad 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.custom_io_esc
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.custom_io_esc
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ then
 	mavlink start -d /dev/ttyS1 -b 115200
 	usleep 5000
 
+	commander start
+
 	sh /etc/init.d/rc.io
 else
 	fmu mode_pwm
diff --git a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.multirotor b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.multirotor
index e3638e3d1f..dfff07198a 100644
--- a/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.multirotor
+++ b/ROMFS/px4fmu_common/init.d/rc.multirotor
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ sh /etc/init.d/rc.sensors
 #
 sh /etc/init.d/rc.logging
 
-#
-# Start the commander.
-#
-commander start
-
 #
 # Start GPS interface (depends on orb)
 #