diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs b/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
index cbc9dcf..624eabc 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub enum Event {
 #[derive(Debug, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Status {
     Starting,
+    MountingSDCard,
     WifiAccessPoint,
     Configuring,
     ConnectingToWifi,
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/main.rs b/sphinx-key/src/main.rs
index c2338f5..f168153 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/main.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mod periph;
 
 use crate::core::{config::*, events::*};
 use crate::periph::led::led_control_loop;
-use crate::periph::sd::{sd_card, simple_fs_test};
+use crate::periph::sd::{mount_sd_card, simple_fs_test};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use esp_idf_sys as _; // If using the `binstart` feature of `esp-idf-sys`, always keep this module imported
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // LED control thread
     led_control_loop(pins.gpio8, peripherals.rmt.channel0, led_rx);
 
-    // sd card
-    sd_card();
-    // simple_fs_test();
+    led_tx.send(Status::MountingSDCard).unwrap();
+    println!("About to mount the sdcard...");
+    while let Err(_e) = mount_sd_card() {
+        println!("Failed to mount sd card. Make sure it is connected, trying again...");
+        thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));
+    }
+    println!("SD card mounted!");
 
     let default_nvs = Arc::new(EspDefaultNvs::new()?);
     let mut store =
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/periph/led.rs b/sphinx-key/src/periph/led.rs
index 8b25c00..1d0a2eb 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/periph/led.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/periph/led.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub struct Led {
 fn states() -> BTreeMap<Status, (Color, Time)> {
   let mut s = BTreeMap::new();
   s.insert(Status::Starting, (0x000001, 100));
+  s.insert(Status::MountingSDCard, (0x000102, 100));
   s.insert(Status::WifiAccessPoint, (0x000100, 100));
   s.insert(Status::Configuring, (0x010000, 20));
   s.insert(Status::ConnectingToWifi, (0x010100, 350));
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/periph/sd.rs b/sphinx-key/src/periph/sd.rs
index f87df42..91b0aad 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/periph/sd.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/periph/sd.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ enum SDMMCFreq {
     _26M = 26000,
 }
 
-pub fn sd_card() {
+pub fn mount_sd_card() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mount_config = esp_vfs_fat_sdmmc_mount_config_t {
         format_if_mount_failed: false,
         max_files: 5,
@@ -80,18 +80,15 @@ pub fn sd_card() {
         intr_flags: 0,
     };
 
-    let res = esp!(unsafe {
+    if let Err(error) = esp!(unsafe {
         spi_bus_initialize(
             SPI_HOST_SLOT as u32,
             &bus_cfg,
             esp_idf_sys::spi_common_dma_t_SPI_DMA_CH_AUTO,
         )
-    });
-
-    match res {
-        Ok(_) => (),
-        Err(e) => {
-            println!("Failed to initialize SPI Bus: {}", e);
+    }) {
+        if error.code() != 259 {
+            return Err(anyhow::Error::new(error));
         }
     }
 
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ pub fn sd_card() {
         command_timeout_ms: 0,
     };
 
-    let res = esp!(unsafe {
+    esp!(unsafe {
         esp_vfs_fat_sdspi_mount(
             C_MOUNT_POINT.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
             &host,
@@ -132,14 +129,8 @@ pub fn sd_card() {
             &mount_config,
             &mut card as *mut *mut sdmmc_card_t,
         )
-    });
-
-    match res {
-        Ok(_) => (),
-        Err(e) => {
-            println!("Failed to mount filesystem: {}", e);
-        }
-    }
+    })?;
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 pub fn simple_fs_test() {