diff --git a/ptxdist/configs/ecu01/barebox-defaultenv-2/bin/init b/ptxdist/configs/ecu01/barebox-defaultenv-2/bin/init
index d1b3f6b..b841bbd 100644
--- a/ptxdist/configs/ecu01/barebox-defaultenv-2/bin/init
+++ b/ptxdist/configs/ecu01/barebox-defaultenv-2/bin/init
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ global eag.devel_mode
 [ -z "${global.hostname}" ] && global.hostname=generic
 [ -z "${global.user}" ] && global.user=none
 magicvar -a global.user "username (used in network filenames)"
-[ -z "${global.autoboot_timeout}" ] && global.autoboot_timeout=3
+[ -z "${global.autoboot_timeout}" ] && global.autoboot_timeout=5
 magicvar -a global.autoboot_timeout "timeout in seconds before automatic booting"
 [ -z "${global.boot.default}" ] && global.boot.default=net
 [ -z "${global.allow_color}" ] && global.allow_color=true
@@ -37,24 +37,7 @@ if [ "${global.eag.devel_mode}" = "true" ] ; then
 	splash -x 0 -y 0 /env/assets/default_devel.png
 fi
 
-# allow to stop the boot before execute the /env/init/*
-# but without waiting
-# (we can only use <CTRL-C> here since the serial connection used for the
-# Quantron console is also be used to connect another device, which might
-# send other data here)
-timeout -s -c 0
-autoboot="$?"
-
-if [ "${autoboot}" = "1" ]; then
-        echo "Aborting auto boot before sourcing /etc/init/*"
-        exit
-fi
-
-for i in /env/init/*; do
-        . $i
-done
-
-echo -e -n "\nHit <CTRL-C> to stop autoboot: "
+echo -e -n "\nHit CTRL-C to stop autoboot: "
 
 # give the user a chance to jump into the barebox console
 # (we can only use <CTRL-C> here since the serial connection used for the
@@ -64,7 +47,9 @@ timeout -c ${global.autoboot_timeout}
 autoboot="$?"
 
 if [ "$autoboot" = "1" ] ; then
-        echo "Aborting auto boot (use develmode command do enable/disable Linux console output) ..."
+        echo "Aborting auto boot"
+	echo "- use develmode command do enable/disable Linux console output"
+	echo "- use run_env_init_scripts to run init scripts manually"
         exit
 fi
 
@@ -80,21 +65,20 @@ fi
 # ttymxc4/serial4 on/off (or does not touch the serial settings) ...
 #
 if [ "${global.eag.devel_mode}" = "false" ] ; then
-	echo "#"
-	echo "# developer mode __DISABLED__"
-	echo "#"
 	nv.linux.bootargs.console="quiet loglevel=4"
 	serial4.active=""
 elif [ "${global.eag.devel_mode}" = "true" ] ; then
-	echo "#"
-	echo "# developer mode ENABLED"
-	echo "#"
+	echo "__DEVELOPER_MODE__ENABLED__"
 	nv.linux.bootargs.console="console=ttymxc4,115200n"
 	serial4.active="ioe"
 elif [ "${global.eag.devel_mode}" = "mu" ] ; then
 	true # do nothing, in case we do not want to alter settings
 fi
 
+# init scripts need to be executed after we disable serial output
+# in non-devel mode so this cannot interfere with connected devices
+run_env_init_scripts
+
 boot
 
 # EOF.