diff --git a/armsrc/appmain.c b/armsrc/appmain.c
index 8db64cf70..8d17d7115 100644
--- a/armsrc/appmain.c
+++ b/armsrc/appmain.c
@@ -1564,15 +1564,16 @@ void  __attribute__((noreturn)) AppMain(void) {
     usart_init();
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WITH_FLASH
-    loadT55xxConfig();
-#endif
-
     // This is made as late as possible to ensure enumeration without timeout
     // against device such as http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/usb-host-board-v2
     usb_disable();
     usb_enable();
 
+#ifdef WITH_FLASH
+    // If flash is not present, BUSY_TIMEOUT kicks in, let's do it after USB
+    loadT55xxConfig();
+#endif
+
     for (;;) {
         WDT_HIT();
 
diff --git a/armsrc/flashmem.c b/armsrc/flashmem.c
index 47a9b8c97..3ec746074 100644
--- a/armsrc/flashmem.c
+++ b/armsrc/flashmem.c
@@ -521,10 +521,10 @@ void Flashmem_print_status(void) {
     Dbprintf("  Baudrate................%dMHz", FLASHMEM_SPIBAUDRATE / 1000000);
 
     if (!FlashInit()) {
-        DbpString("  Init....................FAIL");
+        DbpString("  Init...................." _RED_("FAILED"));
         return;
     }
-    DbpString("  Init....................OK");
+    DbpString("  Init...................." _GREEN_("OK"));
 
     uint8_t dev_id = Flash_ReadID();
     switch (dev_id) {
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ void Flashmem_print_status(void) {
             DbpString("  Memory size.............512 kbits / 64kb");
             break;
         default :
-            DbpString("  Device ID............... -->  Unknown  <--");
+            DbpString("  Device ID..............." _YELLOW_(" -->  Unknown  <--"));
             break;
     }
 
diff --git a/armsrc/flashmem.h b/armsrc/flashmem.h
index d899a4d31..db0c70790 100644
--- a/armsrc/flashmem.h
+++ b/armsrc/flashmem.h
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
 #define SUSPEND         0x75
 #define RESUME          0x7A
 
-#define BUSY_TIMEOUT    1000000000L
+// Flash busy timeout: 20ms is the strict minimum when writing 256kb
+#define BUSY_TIMEOUT    50000L
 
 #define WINBOND_MANID   0xEF
 #define WINBOND_DEVID   0x11
diff --git a/common/i2c.c b/common/i2c.c
index cf4614c18..0b26bb0dc 100644
--- a/common/i2c.c
+++ b/common/i2c.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ void I2C_print_status(void) {
     if (len > 0)
         Dbprintf("  version.................v%x.%02d", resp[0], resp[1]);
     else
-        DbpString("  version.................FAILED");
+        DbpString("  version................." _RED_("FAILED"));
 }
 
 // Will read response from smart card module,  retries 3 times to get the data.