diff --git a/src/Network/fgcom.cxx b/src/Network/fgcom.cxx
index ac369fa..3c39001 100644
--- a/src/Network/fgcom.cxx
+++ b/src/Network/fgcom.cxx
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ void FGCom::init()
   _username         = _username_node->getStringValue();
   _password         = _password_node->getStringValue();
 
-    _currentCommFrequency = 0.0;
+  _connected = false;
+  
+  _currentCommFrequency = 0.0;
 
   _maxRange         = MAX_RANGE;
   _minRange         = MIN_RANGE;
@@ -258,7 +260,9 @@ void FGCom::postinit()
     std::string app = "FGFS-";
     app += _version_node->getStringValue();
 
-    iaxc_set_callerid( _callsign_node->getStringValue().c_str(), app.c_str() );
+    //iaxc_set_callerid( _callsign_node->getStringValue().c_str(), app.c_str() );
+
+    iaxc_set_callerid("guest","FGCOM");
 
     //iaxc_set_formats (IAXC_FORMAT_SPEEX, IAXC_FORMAT_ULAW|IAXC_FORMAT_SPEEX);