diff --git a/NS.py b/NS.py
index fe8a2b6..4cdbeed 100644
--- a/NS.py
+++ b/NS.py
@@ -265,20 +265,33 @@ class NS(Game, Animation):
 
             # If a list of serial ports was requested, print detected ports and exit.
             if arguments.list_serial_ports:
-                for port in list_ports.comports():
-                    print(f"Detected serial port: {port.device}")
+                if list_ports.comports():
+                    for port in list_ports.comports():
+                        print(f"Detected serial port: {port.device}")
+                else:
+                    print("No serial ports detected")
                 exit()
 
             # Open the port specified by the configuration or command line if it is found. If the specified port is not
-            # found, open the first found serial port. If no serial ports are found, raise an exception.
+            # found, iterate through the com ports, and try to open each. If no serial port can be opened, raise an
+            # exception.
             requested_port = self.get_configuration("input", "arduino-port")
             devices = [port.device for port in list_ports.comports()]
             if requested_port in devices:
                 self.serial_reader = Serial(requested_port, timeout=.3)
-            elif devices:
-                self.serial_reader = Serial(devices[0], timeout=.3)
             else:
-                raise SerialException("No serial port devices were detected. Use --no-serial for keyboard-only mode.")
+                if requested_port:
+                    print(f"Could not connect with requested port {requested_port}. Searching for other ports.")
+                found = False
+                for device in devices:
+                    try:
+                        self.serial_reader = Serial(device, timeout=.3)
+                        found = True
+                    except SerialException:
+                        print(f"Tried and failed to open connection with serial device {device}")
+                if not found:
+                    raise SerialException("No usable serial port devices found. Use --no-serial for keyboard-only mode.")
+            print(f"Using serial device at port {self.serial_reader.port}")
             self.serial_kill = False
             self.serial_data = 0
             self.reset_arduino()
@@ -383,12 +396,6 @@ class NS(Game, Animation):
             self.serial_reader.dtr = False
             self.serial_reader.reset_input_buffer()
             self.serial_reader.dtr = True
-
-    def end(self, evt):
-        if evt.type == QUIT or self.delegate.compare(evt, "quit"):
-            self.serial_kill = True
-            self.gpio_kill = True
-        Game.end(self, evt)
             
     def apply_serial(self):
         for ii, light in enumerate(self.platform.lights):
@@ -558,6 +565,11 @@ class NS(Game, Animation):
         """
         if event.type == QUIT or self.delegate.compare(event, "quit"):
             if self.confirming_quit or not self.get_configuration("input", "confirm-quit"):
+
+                # Kill serial threads
+                self.serial_kill = True
+                self.gpio_kill = True
+
                 # If SHIFT is pressed, try permanently stopping the systemd service to get a console back in case this is running on
                 # Raspbian Lite
                 if pygame.key.get_mods() & pygame.KMOD_SHIFT:
@@ -566,6 +578,8 @@ class NS(Game, Animation):
                         print("Killing with permanent stop sent to systemd scrapeboard service")
                     except:
                         print("No scrapeboard system service detected, so permanent quit either failed or was unnecessary")
+
+                # Call parent to complete quit
                 super().end(event)
 
 
diff --git a/config b/config
index 14f17d6..6792f43 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ level_2 = bgm/level_2.ogg, .65
 end = bgm/end.ogg, .65
 
 [pads]
-ne_color = #E4B80C
 nw_color = #FF88FF
-sw_color = #2222FF
+ne_color = #E4B80C
 se_color = #FF2222
+sw_color = #2222FF
 center_y = 376