diff --git a/Common.cs b/Common.cs
index 674183245a..69d47dfb99 100644
--- a/Common.cs
+++ b/Common.cs
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
 
 namespace MissionPlanner
 {
-    class Common
+    public class Common
     {
-
         public static Form LoadingBox(string title, string promptText)
         {
             Form form = new Form();
diff --git a/MainV2.cs b/MainV2.cs
index 9c9dbed916..63fc165ae8 100644
--- a/MainV2.cs
+++ b/MainV2.cs
@@ -610,8 +610,6 @@ public MainV2()
             var t = Type.GetType("Mono.Runtime");
             MONO = (t != null);
 
-            speechEngine = new Speech();
-
             Warnings.CustomWarning.defaultsrc = comPort.MAV.cs;
             Warnings.WarningEngine.Start();
 
@@ -3171,7 +3169,7 @@ private void BGFirmwareCheck(object state)
                     var fw = new Firmware();
                     var list = fw.getFWList();
                     if (list.Count > 1)
-                        Firmware.SaveSoftwares(list);
+                        Firmware.SaveSoftwares(new Firmware.optionsObject() { softwares = list });
 
                     Settings.Instance["fw_check"] = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString();
                 }