diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_tasmota.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_tasmota.ino
index 0c37a5eb0..113181ce0 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_tasmota.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_support/support_tasmota.ino
@@ -2261,6 +2261,12 @@ void GpioInit(void)
     }
   }
 
+#ifdef USE_UFILESYS
+#ifdef USE_SDCARD
+  UfsCheckSDCardInit();
+#endif  // USE_SDCARD
+#endif  // USE_UFILESYS
+
   XdrvCall(FUNC_SETUP_RING1);                              // Setup RTC hardware
   XsnsXdrvCall(FUNC_SETUP_RING2);                          // Setup hardware supporting virtual switches/buttons/relays
 
diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_50_filesystem.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_50_filesystem.ino
index e61a22535..d3d0acbd7 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_50_filesystem.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_50_filesystem.ino
@@ -1138,11 +1138,14 @@ bool Xdrv50(uint32_t function) {
     case FUNC_LOOP:
       UfsExecuteCommandFileLoop();
       break;
+/*
+// Moved to support_tasmota.ino for earlier init to be used by scripter
 #ifdef USE_SDCARD
     case FUNC_PRE_INIT:
       UfsCheckSDCardInit();
       break;
 #endif // USE_SDCARD
+*/
     case FUNC_MQTT_INIT:
       if (!TasmotaGlobal.no_autoexec) {
         UfsExecuteCommandFile(TASM_FILE_AUTOEXEC);