diff --git a/lib/zigbee.js b/lib/zigbee.js
index cd81925e0..bb1ea961e 100644
--- a/lib/zigbee.js
+++ b/lib/zigbee.js
@@ -12,8 +12,14 @@ const shepherdSettings = {
         channelList: [advancedSettings && advancedSettings.channel ? advancedSettings.channel : 11],
     },
     dbPath: data.joinPath('database.db'),
+    sp: {
+        baudrate: advancedSettings && advancedSettings.baudrate ? advancedSettings.baudrate : 115200,
+        rtscts: advancedSettings && (typeof(advancedSettings.rtscts) === 'boolean') ? advancedSettings.rtscts : true,
+    },
 };
 
+logger.debug(`Using zigbee-shepherd with settings: '${JSON.stringify(shepherdSettings)}'`);
+
 class Zigbee {
     constructor() {
         this.handleReady = this.handleReady.bind(this);