diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
index de78f486..57f307d2 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/CoreController.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ CoreController::CoreController(object_id_t objectId)
     if (not BLOCKING_SD_INIT) {
       sdcMan->setBlocking(false);
     }
-    sdStateMachine();
 
     result = initBootCopy();
     if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
@@ -144,6 +143,12 @@ ReturnValue_t CoreController::initialize() {
 ReturnValue_t CoreController::initializeAfterTaskCreation() {
   ReturnValue_t result = returnvalue::OK;
   sdInfo.active = sdcMan->getPreferredSdCard();
+  if (sdInfo.active == sd::SdCard::NONE) {
+    sif::error << "CoreController::initializeAfterTaskCreation: "
+                  "Issues getting preferred SD card, setting to 0"
+               << std::endl;
+    sdInfo.active = sd::SdCard::SLOT_0;
+  }
   sdcMan->setActiveSdCard(sdInfo.active);
   currMntPrefix = sdcMan->getCurrentMountPrefix();
   if (BLOCKING_SD_INIT) {