diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index 5fb0cf6..32f3236 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ namespace("Cylon", function() {
       this.robot = opts.robot;
       this.name = opts.name;
       this.connection_id = opts.id;
-      this.adaptor = this.initAdaptor(opts);
       this.port = new Cylon.Port(opts.port);
+      this.adaptor = this.initAdaptor(opts);
       proxyFunctionsToObject(this.adaptor.commands(), this.adaptor, this.self);
     }