diff --git a/platforms/beaglebone/beaglebone_adaptor.go b/platforms/beaglebone/beaglebone_adaptor.go
index 779edfb6..72d0c099 100644
--- a/platforms/beaglebone/beaglebone_adaptor.go
+++ b/platforms/beaglebone/beaglebone_adaptor.go
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ func NewBeagleboneAdaptor(name string) *BeagleboneAdaptor {
 
 	g, _ := glob(ocp)
 	b.ocp = g[0]
-	g, _ = glob(fmt.Sprintf("%v/helper.*", b.ocp))
-	b.helper = g[0]
 	g, _ = glob(slots)
 	b.slots = fmt.Sprintf("%v/slots", g[0])
 
@@ -148,6 +146,10 @@ func NewBeagleboneAdaptor(name string) *BeagleboneAdaptor {
 func (b *BeagleboneAdaptor) Connect() bool {
 	ensureSlot(b.slots, "cape-bone-iio")
 	ensureSlot(b.slots, "am33xx_pwm")
+
+	g, _ := glob(fmt.Sprintf("%v/helper.*", b.ocp))
+	b.helper = g[0]
+
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/platforms/beaglebone/beaglebone_adaptor_test.go b/platforms/beaglebone/beaglebone_adaptor_test.go
index 4cadf671..6cb22a80 100644
--- a/platforms/beaglebone/beaglebone_adaptor_test.go
+++ b/platforms/beaglebone/beaglebone_adaptor_test.go
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ func TestBeagleboneAdaptor(t *testing.T) {
 	a := NewBeagleboneAdaptor("myAdaptor")
 	a.slots = "/sys/devices/bone_capemgr.4"
 	a.ocp = "/sys/devices/ocp.3"
-	a.helper = "/sys/devices/ocp.3/helper.5"
 
 	a.Connect()
 
+	a.helper = "/sys/devices/ocp.3/helper.5"
+
 	// PWM
 	glob = func(pattern string) (matches []string, err error) {
 		pattern = strings.TrimSuffix(pattern, "*")