diff --git a/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
index 32671788..c97b5afc 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_2Dfcn.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ void WS2812FX::setUpMatrix() {
         DEBUG_PRINTF("%4d,", customMappingTable[i]);
       }
       DEBUG_PRINTLN();
+      USER_FLUSH();  // wait until serial buffer is written out - to avoid loss/corruption of future debug messages
       #endif
     } else { // memory allocation error
       DEBUG_PRINTLN(F("Ledmap alloc error."));