diff --git a/DCCEXParser.cpp b/DCCEXParser.cpp
index 5ad671c..d7b4150 100644
--- a/DCCEXParser.cpp
+++ b/DCCEXParser.cpp
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ void DCCEXParser::parseOne(Print *stream, byte *com, RingStream * ringStream)
             F("<@ 0 0 \"DCC-EX v" VERSION "\">\n"
                "<@ 0 1 \"Lic GPLv3 \">\n"
                "<@ 0 8 \"Powered by DCC-EX \">\n"));
+        CommandDistributor::setVirtualLCDSerial(NULL); 
         return; 
 #endif
     default: //anything else will diagnose and drop out to <X>