diff --git a/src/uas/QGCMAVLinkUASFactory.cc b/src/uas/QGCMAVLinkUASFactory.cc
index 190b7ce16ce733003af384249010891d7c570539..39df612c3ec3cfc0c3cb0a74a75577439c7bb550 100644
--- a/src/uas/QGCMAVLinkUASFactory.cc
+++ b/src/uas/QGCMAVLinkUASFactory.cc
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@ UASInterface* QGCMAVLinkUASFactory::createUAS(MAVLinkProtocol* mavlink, LinkInte
     // Make UAS aware that this link can be used to communicate with the actual robot
     uas->addLink(link);
 
+    // First thing we do with a new UAS is get the parameters
+    uas->requestParameters();
+    
     // Now add UAS to "official" list, which makes the whole application aware of it
     UASManager::instance()->addUAS(uas);
-
+    
     return uas;
 }