diff --git a/board/nm/hancock/board.c b/board/nm/hancock/board.c
index a52e32a9d3..35416653e2 100644
--- a/board/nm/hancock/board.c
+++ b/board/nm/hancock/board.c
@@ -844,10 +844,7 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 	if (read_eeprom() < 0) {
 		puts("Could not get board ID.\n");
 	}
-	int rc = -1;
-	int bus;
-	int ret;
-	uint8_t val;
+
 	get_hw_version();
 	get_pmic_version();
 	set_root_partition();
@@ -863,18 +860,11 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 	/* UI  configuration and detection */
 	REQUEST_AND_SET_GPIO(GPIO_RST_UI_N);
 
-
-
-	ret = ui_claim_i2c_bus(&bus);
-	if (ret == 0)
-                rc = ui_i2c_get_reg(0x00, &val);
-	if (rc==0 && ret == 0 )
-                printf("UI interface detected\n");
+	if ( detect_ui() )
+                printf("UI:    ready\n");
 	else
-                printf("UI interface NOT detected\n");
+                printf("UI:    n/a\n");
 
-        if (ret == 0)
-                ui_release_i2c_bus(bus);
 
 	/* FIXME: Problem switch reset lines of switch and PHY
 	 * Clocks for PHY are only present once switch is configured
@@ -1054,18 +1044,10 @@ static void ft_hw_version(void *blob)
 }
 static void ft_led(void *blob)
 {
-	int rc = -1;
-	int bus;
-	int ret;
-	uint8_t val;
+
 	int node_offset;
 
-	ret = ui_claim_i2c_bus(&bus);
-	if (ret == 0){
-                rc = ui_i2c_get_reg(0x00, &val);
-                ui_release_i2c_bus(bus);
-	}
-	if (rc==0 && ret == 0){
+	if ( detect_ui() ){
                 printf ("ft access to change the led status to okay \n");
                 node_offset = fdt_path_offset(blob, "/leds/led@4/");
                 if (node_offset != -1) {
diff --git a/board/nm/hancock/ui.c b/board/nm/hancock/ui.c
index b45dfea248..fa30be30c9 100644
--- a/board/nm/hancock/ui.c
+++ b/board/nm/hancock/ui.c
@@ -108,5 +108,25 @@ int ui_i2c_set_reg(uint32_t reg, u8 val)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+bool detect_ui(void)
+{
+	int bus;
+	int claim;
+	uint8_t val;
+	static int ui_detected = -1; /* -1: unitialized, 0: UI not available, 1: UI detected */
+
+        if (ui_detected < 0) {
+		claim = ui_claim_i2c_bus(&bus);
+		if (claim == 0) {
+                	if ( 0 == ui_i2c_get_reg(0x00, &val))
+				ui_detected = 1;
+			else
+				ui_detected = 0;
+			ui_release_i2c_bus(bus);
+		}
+	}
+
+        return (ui_detected == 1);
+}
 
 
diff --git a/board/nm/hancock/ui.h b/board/nm/hancock/ui.h
index 2760bc1359..f181b5d43f 100644
--- a/board/nm/hancock/ui.h
+++ b/board/nm/hancock/ui.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extern int ui_release_i2c_bus(int bus);
 
 extern int ui_i2c_get_reg(uint32_t reg, u8* val);
 extern int ui_i2c_set_reg(uint32_t reg, u8 val);
-
+extern bool detect_ui(void);
 
 
 #endif /* UI_H */
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/omap24xx_i2c.c b/drivers/i2c/omap24xx_i2c.c
index a7f3fb4a79..0a771a9925 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/omap24xx_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/omap24xx_i2c.c
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ static int omap24_i2c_read(struct i2c_adapter *adap, uchar chip, uint addr,
 			}
 			if (status == 0 || (status & I2C_STAT_NACK)) {
 				i2c_error = 1;
-				printf("i2c_read: error waiting for addr ACK (status=0x%x)\n",
-				       status);
+				/*printf("i2c_read: error waiting for addr ACK (status=0x%x)\n",
+				       status);*/
 				goto rd_exit;
 			}
 			if (alen) {