diff --git a/board/nm/netbird_v2/board.c b/board/nm/netbird_v2/board.c
index 302fdc9a82..d4a8ca1085 100644
--- a/board/nm/netbird_v2/board.c
+++ b/board/nm/netbird_v2/board.c
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ struct shield_command {
 	const char *name;
 	const char *default_shieldcmd;
 	const char *fdtshieldcmd;
+	void (*init)(void);
 };
 
 #define SHIELD_COM_IO	0
@@ -539,7 +540,8 @@ static struct shield_command known_shield_commands[] = {
 		"comio",
 		"shield comio mode rs232",
 		"fdt get value serial0 /aliases serial0;" \
-		"fdt set $serial0 status okay"
+		"fdt set $serial0 status okay",
+		comio_shield_init
 	},
 	{
 		SHIELD_DUALCAN,
@@ -548,7 +550,8 @@ static struct shield_command known_shield_commands[] = {
 		"fdt get value can0 /aliases d_can0;" \
 		"fdt get value can1 /aliases d_can1;" \
 		"fdt set $can0 status okay;" \
-		"fdt set $can1 status okay;" \
+		"fdt set $can1 status okay;",
+		can_shield_init
 	},
 };
 
@@ -585,8 +588,9 @@ static void shield_config(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	printf("Shield found: %s\n", cmd->name);
+	printf("Shield: %s\n", cmd->name);
 
+	cmd->init();
 	shieldcmd = cmd->default_shieldcmd;
 
 	/* If a shield configuration set by linux take it without bd check, we asume that Linux knows
@@ -597,8 +601,6 @@ static void shield_config(void)
 		shieldcmd = shieldcmd_linux;
 	}
 
-	printf("Shield command: %s\n", shieldcmd);
-
 	setenv("shieldcmd", shieldcmd);
 
 	set_fdtshieldcmd(cmd->fdtshieldcmd);
@@ -606,9 +608,6 @@ static void shield_config(void)
 
 static void shield_init(void)
 {
-	can_shield_init();
-	comio_shield_init();
-
 	shield_config();
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/board/nm/netbird_v2/shield.c b/board/nm/netbird_v2/shield.c
index 2ee7143240..97f1394a9d 100644
--- a/board/nm/netbird_v2/shield.c
+++ b/board/nm/netbird_v2/shield.c
@@ -50,13 +50,14 @@ int shield_set_mode(const char* shield_type, int argc, char * const argv[])
 			return shields[i]->setmode(argv, argc);
 		}
 	}
-	printf("Shield %s is unknown\n", shield_type);
-	return -1;
+	printf("## Error: No %s shield installed\n", shield_type);
+	/* Do not return error, to not show usage (request by rs) */
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int do_shieldmode(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
-	if (argc < 3) {
+	if (argc < 2) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/board/nm/netbird_v2/shield_comio.c b/board/nm/netbird_v2/shield_comio.c
index c66619734a..e9e1135af2 100644
--- a/board/nm/netbird_v2/shield_comio.c
+++ b/board/nm/netbird_v2/shield_comio.c
@@ -140,14 +140,32 @@ static int configure_shieldmode(int mode)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int get_rs232(const char *mode)
+enum mode_nr {
+	RS232,
+	RS485,
+	UNKNOWN
+};
+
+struct mode {
+	enum mode_nr nr;
+	const char* name;
+	int argc;
+};
+
+struct mode modes[] = {
+	{RS232, "rs232", 0},
+	{RS485, "rs485", 2}
+};
+
+static const struct mode *get_mode(const char *mode)
 {
-	if (strcmp("rs232", mode) == 0) {
-		return 1;
-	}
-	else {
-		return 0;
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(modes); i++) {
+		if (strcmp(modes[i].name, mode) == 0) {
+			return &modes[i];
+		}
 	}
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static int get_termination(const char* termination)
@@ -167,6 +185,7 @@ static int get_mode_from_args(char * const argv[], int argc)
 {
 	int termination = 0;
 	int rs232 = 0;
+	const struct mode *selected_mode;
 
 	assert(argc >= 2);
 
@@ -175,18 +194,31 @@ static int get_mode_from_args(char * const argv[], int argc)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	rs232 = get_rs232(argv[1]);
+	selected_mode = get_mode(argv[1]);
+	if (selected_mode == NULL) {
+		debug("Mode %s not supported\n", argv[1]);
+		return -1;
+	}
 
-	if (argc > 2) {
-		if (rs232 || strcmp("termination", argv[2])) {
+	debug ("Mode %s, index %d, argc %d\n", selected_mode->name,
+			selected_mode->nr, selected_mode->argc);
+
+	if (selected_mode->argc != argc - 2) {
+		debug("Invalid argument count for mode %s (should %d is %d)\n",
+				argv[1],  selected_mode->argc, argc - 2);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (selected_mode->nr == RS485) {
+		if (strcmp("termination", argv[2])) {
 			debug("Invalid arguments, do not configure termination\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
-		else {
-			termination = get_termination(argv[3]);
-			if (termination < 0) {
-				return -1;
-			}
+
+		termination = get_termination(argv[3]);
+		if (termination < 0) {
+			debug("Invalid termination %s\n", argv[3]);
+			return -1;
 		}
 	}