diff --git a/io/serialport/25-serial.html b/io/serialport/25-serial.html
index 6bf9c382..778bc4ee 100644
--- a/io/serialport/25-serial.html
+++ b/io/serialport/25-serial.html
@@ -213,12 +213,14 @@
         </div>
         <div class="form-row" style="padding-left:18px; margin-bottom:18px;">
             <span data-i18n="serial.label.responsetimeout"></span>
-            <input type="text" id="node-config-input-responsetimeout" style="width:120px; height:28px;">
+            <input type="text" id="node-config-input-responsetimeout" style="width:90px; height:28px;">
             <span data-i18n="serial.label.ms"></span>
         </div>
-        <div class="form-row" style="padding-left:18px; margin-bottom:18px;">
+		<div class="form-row" style="margin-bottom:18px;">
+			<input type="checkbox" id="node-config-input-autoConnect" style="width:auto; margin-bottom: 4px;"/> 
+			<label for="node-config-input-autoConnect"><span data-i18n="serial.label.autoconnect"></span></label>
             <span data-i18n="serial.label.serialReconnectTime"></span>
-            <input type="number" id="node-config-input-serialReconnectTime" style="width:120px; height:28px;">
+            <input type="number" id="node-config-input-serialReconnectTime" style="width:90px; height:28px;">
             <span data-i18n="serial.label.ms"></span>
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -251,7 +253,8 @@
             out: {value:"char"},
             addchar: {value:""},
             responsetimeout: {value: 10000},
-            serialReconnectTime: {value: 15000}
+            serialReconnectTime: {value: ""},
+            autoConnect: {value: true}
         },
         label: function() {
             this.serialbaud = this.serialbaud || 57600;
@@ -261,6 +264,8 @@
             return this.serialport+":"+this.serialbaud+"-"+this.databits+this.parity.charAt(0).toUpperCase()+this.stopbits;
         },
         oneditprepare: function() {
+            if(typeof this.autoConnect === "undefined"){ this.autoConnect = true; }
+
             var previous = null;
             var blist = [
                 {value:"230400",label:"230400",hasValue:false},
@@ -357,6 +362,7 @@
                     }).autocomplete("search","");
                 });
             });
+			
         },
         oneditsave: function() {
             var mytype = $("#node-config-input-serialbaud").typedInput('type');