diff --git a/flash.c b/flash.c
--- a/flash.c
+++ b/flash.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 void flash_init(therm_settings_t* tosave)
 {
+    ssd1306_clearscreen();
     uint16_t size = sizeof(therm_settings_t)-1;
     uint32_t flash_adr = END_ADDR - size;
     flash_adr -= 2;
@@ -29,13 +30,15 @@ void flash_init(therm_settings_t* tosave
 
     // If blank, do nothing and just use values from RAM
 
+    count = size + 1;
     // If not blank, check the checksums
     if(count != size) 
     {
         ssd1306_DrawString("FLASH NOT BLANK", 1, 0);
         // Calculate Checksums
-    uint8_t cksum0=0,cksum1=0;
-    uint8_t rdSum0=0,rdSum1=0;
+        uint8_t cksum0=0,cksum1=0;
+        uint8_t rdSum0=0,rdSum1=0;
+
         flash_adr = END_ADDR - size;
         flash_ptr = (uint8_t *)flash_adr;
         for(i=1; i < size; i++)
@@ -70,18 +73,20 @@ void flash_init(therm_settings_t* tosave
 void flash_save(therm_settings_t* tosave)
 {
 
-	    ssd1306_DrawString("BEGIN SAVE", 2, 0);
-            HAL_Delay(1500);
-        flash_erase(tosave);
-        flash_write(tosave);
-        flash_checksum(tosave);
-	    ssd1306_DrawString("END SAVE", 2, 0);
-            HAL_Delay(1500);
+    ssd1306_clearscreen();
+    ssd1306_DrawString("BEGIN SAVE", 0, 0);
+    HAL_Delay(1500);
+    flash_erase(tosave);
+    flash_write(tosave);
+    flash_checksum(tosave);
+    ssd1306_DrawString("END SAVE", 2, 0);
+    HAL_Delay(1500);
 }
 
 
 void flash_read(therm_settings_t *tosave)
 {
+    ssd1306_clearscreen();
     ssd1306_DrawString("READING SAVE", 1, 0);
     char tempstr[10];
     itoa(sizeof(therm_settings_t), tempstr, 10);