diff --git a/sw/ground_segment/cockpit/live.ml b/sw/ground_segment/cockpit/live.ml
index f73ef94ce2..52366ed248 100644
--- a/sw/ground_segment/cockpit/live.ml
+++ b/sw/ground_segment/cockpit/live.ml
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ let get_fbw_msg = fun alarm _sender vs ->
 let get_telemetry_status = fun alarm _sender vs ->
   let ac = get_ac vs in
   let link_id = Pprz.string_assoc "link_id" vs in
+  let link_id = try if int_of_string link_id = -1 then "single" else link_id with _ -> link_id in
   (* Update color and lost time in the strip *)
   let time_lost = Pprz.float_assoc "time_since_last_msg" vs in
   let (links_up, total_links) = ac.link_page#links_ratio () in
@@ -864,7 +865,7 @@ let get_telemetry_status = fun alarm _sender vs ->
   let ping_time = Pprz.float_assoc "ping_time" vs in
   if (not (ac.link_page#link_exists link_id)) then begin
       ac.link_page#add_link link_id;
-      log_and_say alarm ac.ac_name (sprintf "%s, new link detected: %s" ac.ac_speech_name link_id)
+      log_and_say alarm ac.ac_name (sprintf "%s, link %s detected" ac.ac_speech_name link_id)
     end;
   let link_changed = ac.link_page#update_link link_id time_lost ping_time rx_msgs_rate downlink_bytes_rate uplink_lost_time in
   let (links_up, _) = ac.link_page#links_ratio () in
diff --git a/sw/ground_segment/tmtc/link.ml b/sw/ground_segment/tmtc/link.ml
index a650ca33d1..4f5c14137e 100644
--- a/sw/ground_segment/tmtc/link.ml
+++ b/sw/ground_segment/tmtc/link.ml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type ground_device = {
 let my_id = 0
 
 (* Here we set the default id of the link*)
-let link_id = ref 0
+let link_id = ref (-1)
 let red_link = ref false
 
 (* enable broadcast messages by default *)
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ let () =
   Ivy.init "Link" "READY" (fun _ _ -> ());
   Ivy.start !ivy_bus;
 
-  if (!link_id <> 0) && (not !red_link) then
+  if (!link_id <> -1) && (not !red_link) then
     fprintf stderr "\nLINK WARNING: The link id was set to %i but the -redlink flag wasn't set. To use this link as a redundant link, set the -redlink flag.%!" !link_id;
 
   try