diff --git a/core/menu_module.js b/core/menu_module.js
index 1f350564..eabc177e 100644
--- a/core/menu_module.js
+++ b/core/menu_module.js
@@ -136,13 +136,19 @@ exports.MenuModule = class MenuModule extends PluginModule {
 	}
 
 	beforeArt(cb) {
+		let initSeq = '';
+
 		if(_.isNumber(this.menuConfig.options.baudRate)) {
 			//	:TODO: some terminals not supporting cterm style emulated baud rate end up displaying a broken ESC sequence or a single "r" here
-			this.client.term.rawWrite(ansi.setEmulatedBaudRate(this.menuConfig.options.baudRate));
+			initSeq += ansi.setEmulatedBaudRate(this.menuConfig.options.baudRate);
 		}
 
 		if(this.cls) {
-			this.client.term.rawWrite(ansi.resetScreen());
+			initSeq += ansi.resetScreen();
+		}
+
+		if(initSeq) {
+			this.client.term.rawWrite(initSeq);
 		}
 
 		return cb(null);