diff --git a/boot.c b/boot.c
index adcb192b..18e9a79d 100644
--- a/boot.c
+++ b/boot.c
@@ -125,18 +125,6 @@ void early_boot_handle_button(void) __banked
 void sds_config(uint8_t sds, uint8_t mode) __banked
 {
 	print_string("sds_config sds: "); print_byte(sds); print_string(", mode: "); print_byte(mode); write_char('\n');
-	sds_config_mac(sds, mode);
-
-	if (mode == SDS_10GR || mode == SDS_QXGMII)
-		sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x10, 0x4480); // Q002110:6480
-	else
-		sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x10, 0x6480); // Q002110:6480
-	sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x13, 0x0400); // Q002113:0400
-	sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x18, 0x6d02); // Q002118:6d02
-	sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x1b, 0x424e); // Q00211b:424e
-	sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x1d, 0x0002); // Q00211d:0002
-	sds_write_v(sds, 0x36, 0x1c, 0x1390); // Q00361c:1390
-	sds_write_v(sds, 0x36, 0x14, 0x003f); // Q003614:003f
 
 	uint8_t page = 0;
 	uint16_t v = 0;
@@ -165,6 +153,21 @@ void sds_config(uint8_t sds, uint8_t mode) __banked
 		print_string("Error in SDS Mode\n");
 		return;
 	}
+
+	sds_config_mac(sds, mode);
+
+	if (mode == SDS_10GR || mode == SDS_QXGMII)
+		sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x10, 0x4480); // Q002110:6480
+	else
+		sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x10, 0x6480); // Q002110:6480
+
+	sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x13, 0x0400); // Q002113:0400
+	sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x18, 0x6d02); // Q002118:6d02
+	sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x1b, 0x424e); // Q00211b:424e
+	sds_write_v(sds, 0x21, 0x1d, 0x0002); // Q00211d:0002
+	sds_write_v(sds, 0x36, 0x1c, 0x1390); // Q00361c:1390
+	sds_write_v(sds, 0x36, 0x14, 0x003f); // Q003614:003f
+
 	sds_write_v(sds, 0x36, 0x10, v); // Q003610:0200
 
 	if (page == 0x2e) {  // 10G Fiber / SDS_QXGMII
diff --git a/sfp.c b/sfp.c
index 05599717..57065289 100644
--- a/sfp.c
+++ b/sfp.c
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ static inline uint8_t sfp_rate_to_sds_config(uint8_t rate)
 		return SDS_1000BX_FIBER;
 	if (rate >= 0x19 && rate <= 0x20)  // Ethernet 2.5 GBit
 		return SDS_HSG;
-	if (rate >= 0x62 && rate < 0x70)
+	if (rate >= 0x62 /* && rate < 0x70 */) // Force higher rates to 10G (e.g., 25G, 50G)
 		return SDS_10GR;
+
 	return 0xff;
 }