diff --git a/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.cpp b/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.cpp
index 9771f43..09fdee4 100644
--- a/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.cpp
+++ b/src/TactiloController/ovpCBoxAlgorithmTactiloController.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ bool CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController::initialize()
 	if(m_Port.is_open())
 	{
 		this->getLogManager() << LogLevel_Info << "Connected to Serial Port: " << m_PortName << "\n";
+		m_Port.write_some(boost::asio::buffer("0"));
 	}
 	
 	return true;
@@ -49,11 +50,13 @@ bool CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController::initialize()
 
 bool CBoxAlgorithmTactiloController::uninitialize()
 {
+	this->getLogManager() << LogLevel_Info << "Close Serial Port: " << m_PortName << "\n";
+	m_Port.write_some(boost::asio::buffer("0"));
+	m_Port.close();
+
 	m_StimDecoder.uninitialize();
 	m_StimEncoder.uninitialize();
 	
-	m_Port.close();
-
 	return true;
 }