diff --git a/example/le_streamer_client.c b/example/le_streamer_client.c
index 30e2f756e..012fb49ad 100644
--- a/example/le_streamer_client.c
+++ b/example/le_streamer_client.c
@@ -443,11 +443,12 @@ int btstack_main(int argc, const char * argv[]){
 
     l2cap_init();
 
-    gatt_client_init();
-
     sm_init();
     sm_set_io_capabilities(IO_CAPABILITY_NO_INPUT_NO_OUTPUT);
 
+    // sm_init needed before gatt_client_init
+    gatt_client_init();
+
     // use different connection parameters: conn interval min/max (* 1.25 ms), slave latency, supervision timeout, CE len min/max (* 0.6125 ms) 
     // gap_set_connection_parameters(0x06, 0x06, 4, 1000, 0x01, 0x06 * 2);