diff --git a/src/ftdipp_mpsse.cpp b/src/ftdipp_mpsse.cpp
index 2c2b610..b8a9e9b 100644
--- a/src/ftdipp_mpsse.cpp
+++ b/src/ftdipp_mpsse.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ int FTDIpp_MPSSE::close_device()
 
 
 int FTDIpp_MPSSE::init(unsigned char latency, unsigned char bitmask_mode,
+				unsigned char mode,
 			   mpsse_bit_config & bit_conf)
 {
 	unsigned char buf_cmd[6] = { SET_BITS_LOW, 0, 0,
@@ -149,9 +150,11 @@ int FTDIpp_MPSSE::init(unsigned char latency, unsigned char bitmask_mode,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (ftdi_set_bitmode(_ftdi, 0x00, BITMODE_RESET) < 0) {
-		cout << "bitmode_reset error" << endl;
-		return -1;
+	if (mode == BITMODE_MPSSE) {
+		if (ftdi_set_bitmode(_ftdi, 0x00, BITMODE_RESET) < 0) {
+			cout << "bitmode_reset error" << endl;
+			return -1;
+		}
 	}
 	if (ftdi_usb_purge_buffers(_ftdi) != 0) {
 		cout << "reset error" << endl;
@@ -162,24 +165,26 @@ int FTDIpp_MPSSE::init(unsigned char latency, unsigned char bitmask_mode,
 		return -1;
 	}
 	/* enable MPSSE mode */
-	if (ftdi_set_bitmode(_ftdi, bitmask_mode, BITMODE_MPSSE) < 0) {
+	if (ftdi_set_bitmode(_ftdi, bitmask_mode, mode) < 0) {
 		cout << "bitmode_mpsse error" << endl;
 		return -1;
 	}
+	if (mode == BITMODE_MPSSE) {
 
-	unsigned char buf1[5];
-	ftdi_read_data(_ftdi, buf1, 5);
+		unsigned char buf1[5];
+		ftdi_read_data(_ftdi, buf1, 5);
 
-	if (setClkFreq(_clkHZ, 0) < 0)
-		return -1;
+		if (setClkFreq(_clkHZ, 0) < 0)
+			return -1;
 
-	buf_cmd[1] = bit_conf.bit_low_val;  // 0xe8;
-	buf_cmd[2] = bit_conf.bit_low_dir;  // 0xeb;
+		buf_cmd[1] = bit_conf.bit_low_val;  // 0xe8;
+		buf_cmd[2] = bit_conf.bit_low_dir;  // 0xeb;
 
-	buf_cmd[4] = bit_conf.bit_high_val;  // 0x00;
-	buf_cmd[5] = bit_conf.bit_high_dir;  // 0x60;
-	mpsse_store(buf_cmd, 6);
-	mpsse_write();
+		buf_cmd[4] = bit_conf.bit_high_val;  // 0x00;
+		buf_cmd[5] = bit_conf.bit_high_dir;  // 0x60;
+		mpsse_store(buf_cmd, 6);
+		mpsse_write();
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/ftdipp_mpsse.hpp b/src/ftdipp_mpsse.hpp
index d76b2d9..950cdb6 100644
--- a/src/ftdipp_mpsse.hpp
+++ b/src/ftdipp_mpsse.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class FTDIpp_MPSSE {
 			int bit_high_dir;
 		} mpsse_bit_config;
 
-		int init(unsigned char latency, unsigned char bitmask_mode, mpsse_bit_config &bit_conf);
+		int init(unsigned char latency, unsigned char bitmask_mode, unsigned char mode,
+				mpsse_bit_config &bit_conf);
 		int setClkFreq(uint32_t clkHZ);
 		int setClkFreq(uint32_t clkHZ, char use_divide_by_5);
 
@@ -39,8 +40,6 @@ class FTDIpp_MPSSE {
 		unsigned int udevstufftoint(const char *udevstring, int base);
 		bool search_with_dev(const std::string &device);
 		bool _verbose;
-		struct ftdi_context *_ftdi;
-
 	private:
 		int _vid;
 		int _pid;
@@ -49,7 +48,10 @@ class FTDIpp_MPSSE {
 		char _product[64];
 		unsigned char _interface;
 		int _clkHZ;
+	protected:
+		struct ftdi_context *_ftdi;
 		int _buffer_size;
+	private:
 		int _num;
 		unsigned char *_buffer;
 };