diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
index 1bfefffd..aaf87b4e 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/ppp.c
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ ppp_pcb *ppp_new(void) {
 #endif /* PPP_DEBUG */
     IP4_ADDR(&pcb->addrs.netmask, 255,255,255,255);
     pcb->lcp_loopbackfail = DEFLOOPBACKFAIL;
-    new_phase(pcb, PHASE_INITIALIZE);
 
     /* default configuration */
     pcb->settings.usepeerdns = 1;
@@ -359,6 +358,7 @@ int ppp_over_serial_open(ppp_pcb *pcb, sio_fd_t fd, ppp_link_status_cb_fn link_s
    * Start the connection and handle incoming events (packet or timeout).
    */
   PPPDEBUG(LOG_INFO, ("ppp_over_serial_open: unit %d: Connecting\n", pcb->num));
+  new_phase(pcb, PHASE_INITIALIZE);
   ppp_start(pcb);
 #if PPP_INPROC_OWNTHREAD
   sys_thread_new(PPP_THREAD_NAME, ppp_input_thread, (void*)&pcb->rx, PPP_THREAD_STACKSIZE, PPP_THREAD_PRIO);
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ int ppp_over_ethernet_open(ppp_pcb *pcb, struct netif *ethif, const char *servic
     return PPPERR_OPEN;
   }
 
+  new_phase(pcb, PHASE_INITIALIZE);
   pppoe_connect(pcb->pppoe_sc);
   return PPPERR_NONE;
 }
@@ -1655,6 +1656,7 @@ static void ppp_over_ethernet_link_status_cb(ppp_pcb *pcb, int state) {
   if(pcb->settings.persist) {
     if(pcb->link_status_cb)
       pcb->link_status_cb(pcb, pcb->err_code ? pcb->err_code : pppoe_err_code, pcb->link_status_ctx);
+    new_phase(pcb, PHASE_INITIALIZE);
     pppoe_connect(pcb->pppoe_sc);
     return;
   }