diff --git a/Marlin/src/MarlinCore.cpp b/Marlin/src/MarlinCore.cpp
index b6282cb098..d615f19370 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/MarlinCore.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/MarlinCore.cpp
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ void setup() {
     serial_connect_timeout = millis() + 1000UL;
     while (!MYSERIAL1 && PENDING(millis(), serial_connect_timeout)) { /*nada*/ }
   #endif
-  SERIAL_ECHO_MSG("start");
+  SERIAL_ECHOLNPGM("start");
 
   #if BOTH(HAS_TFT_LVGL_UI, MKS_WIFI_MODULE)
     mks_esp_wifi_init();
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index b26ece4026..0cff2dac60 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ framework     = arduino
 extra_scripts = ${common.extra_scripts}
 build_flags   = ${common.build_flags}
 lib_deps      = ${common.lib_deps}
-monitor_speed = 115200
+monitor_speed = 250000
 monitor_flags =
   --quiet
   --echo