diff --git a/platforms/nexus/setup.sh b/platforms/nexus/setup.sh
index a075e7f..5a832f0 100644
--- a/platforms/nexus/setup.sh
+++ b/platforms/nexus/setup.sh
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 
     export SMC_UART="/dev/Nexus-CP210-FPGA-UART-${NEXUS_ID}"
     export SC_UART="/dev/Nexus-FTDI-${NEXUS_ID}-FPGA-UART"
+    export MCU_UART="/dev/Nexus-FTDI-${NEXUS_ID}-MCU-UART"
 }
 
 function opentitantool
@@ -250,8 +251,11 @@
         return 1
     fi
 
+    echo "Clearing MCU UART input buffer..."
+    echo -e '\r' | tio ${MCU_UART} --script "expect('Unrecognized command: \r', 1000)" --mute
     echo "Sending nexus-${NEXUS_ID} MCU the command: $@"
-    nexus_mcu.py --nexus_id=${NEXUS_ID} "$@"
+    echo -ne "$@\r" | tio ${MCU_UART} --script "expect('> ', 1000)" --mute
+    echo
 }
 
 function nexus_load_bitstream