diff --git a/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/CMakeLists.txt b/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 4675d2e77a..21a1e6090e 100644
--- a/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ add_library(drivers_board
 # Add custom drivers for SLPI
 add_subdirectory(${PX4_BOARD_DIR}/src/drivers/rc_controller)
 add_subdirectory(${PX4_BOARD_DIR}/src/drivers/mavlink_rc_in)
-# add_subdirectory(${PX4_BOARD_DIR}/src/drivers/spektrum_rc)
+add_subdirectory(${PX4_BOARD_DIR}/src/drivers/spektrum_rc)
 add_subdirectory(${PX4_BOARD_DIR}/src/drivers/ghst_rc)
 add_subdirectory(${PX4_BOARD_DIR}/src/drivers/dsp_hitl)
 add_subdirectory(${PX4_BOARD_DIR}/src/drivers/dsp_sbus)
diff --git a/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/drivers/spektrum_rc/spektrum_rc.cpp b/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/drivers/spektrum_rc/spektrum_rc.cpp
index 0cf350edeb..18067b1756 100644
--- a/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/drivers/spektrum_rc/spektrum_rc.cpp
+++ b/boards/modalai/voxl2-slpi/src/drivers/spektrum_rc/spektrum_rc.cpp
@@ -110,16 +110,18 @@ void task_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	int uart_fd = dsm_init(device_path);
+	int uart_fd = qurt_uart_open(device_path, 115200);
 
 	if (uart_fd < 0) {
-		PX4_ERR("dsm init failed");
+		PX4_ERR("uart open failed");
 		return;
 
 	} else if (verbose) {
-		PX4_INFO("Spektrum RC: dsm_init succeeded");
+		PX4_INFO("Spektrum RC: uart open succeeded");
 	}
 
+	dsm_proto_init();
+
 	orb_advert_t rc_pub = nullptr;
 
 	// Use a buffer size of the double of the minimum, just to be safe.
diff --git a/src/lib/rc/dsm.cpp b/src/lib/rc/dsm.cpp
index d1b78a99bf..257307a620 100644
--- a/src/lib/rc/dsm.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/rc/dsm.cpp
@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@ void dsm_proto_init()
 		channel_buffer[i].last_seen = 0;
 		channel_buffer[i].value = 0;
 	}
+
+	/* reset the format detector */
+	dsm_guess_format(true);
 }
 
 /**