diff --git a/src/cmsisDAP.cpp b/src/cmsisDAP.cpp
index 5592414..94cd5a8 100644
--- a/src/cmsisDAP.cpp
+++ b/src/cmsisDAP.cpp
@@ -107,14 +107,6 @@ CmsisDAP::CmsisDAP(const cable_t &cable, int index, uint32_t clkHZ, int8_t verbo
 			break;
 		case BACKEND_AUTOSELECT:
 			char t[256];
-			try {
-				_backend = BACKEND_HID;
-				initWithHID(cable, index, verbose);
-				break;
-			} catch (std::runtime_error const& e) {
-				snprintf(t, sizeof(t), "try HID init but failed with: %s", e.what());
-				printInfo(t);
-			}
 			try {
 				_backend = BACKEND_USBBULK;
 				initWithBulk(cable, verbose);
@@ -123,6 +115,14 @@ CmsisDAP::CmsisDAP(const cable_t &cable, int index, uint32_t clkHZ, int8_t verbo
 				snprintf(t, sizeof(t), "try USB bulk init but failed with: %s", e.what());
 				printInfo(t);
 			}
+			try {
+				_backend = BACKEND_HID;
+				initWithHID(cable, index, verbose);
+				break;
+			} catch (std::runtime_error const& e) {
+				snprintf(t, sizeof(t), "try HID init but failed with: %s", e.what());
+				printInfo(t);
+			}
 			throw std::runtime_error("Error: no USB backend available");
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git a/src/jtag.cpp b/src/jtag.cpp
index 79cabb4..6f65580 100644
--- a/src/jtag.cpp
+++ b/src/jtag.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
  */
 
 Jtag::Jtag(const cable_t &cable, const jtag_pins_conf_t *pin_conf,
-			const std::string &dev, int backend,
+			const std::string &dev,
 			const std::string &serial, uint32_t clkHZ, int8_t verbose,
 			const std::string &ip_adr, int port,
 			const bool invert_read_edge, const std::string &firmware_path,
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Jtag::Jtag(const cable_t &cable, const jtag_pins_conf_t *pin_conf,
 #endif
 	case MODE_CMSISDAP:
 #ifdef ENABLE_CMSISDAP
-		_jtag = new CmsisDAP(cable, cable.config.index, clkHZ, verbose, backend);
+		_jtag = new CmsisDAP(cable, cable.config.index, clkHZ, verbose, BACKEND_AUTOSELECT);
 		break;
 #else
 		std::cerr << "Jtag: support for cmsisdap was not enabled at compile time" << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/jtag.hpp b/src/jtag.hpp
index a5ca27e..15fdfee 100644
--- a/src/jtag.hpp
+++ b/src/jtag.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 class Jtag {
  public:
 	Jtag(const cable_t &cable, const jtag_pins_conf_t *pin_conf,
-		const std::string &dev, int backend,
+		const std::string &dev,
 		const std::string &serial, uint32_t clkHZ, int8_t verbose,
 		const std::string &ip_adr, int port,
 		const bool invert_read_edge = false,