diff --git a/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c b/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
index ecb08a5..df7eacd 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
@@ -677,6 +677,17 @@ static void mbusCommScheduler(void *handle) {
 void mbusCommInit() {
     coloredMsg(LOG_GREEN, true, "mbc mci initializing Meterbus communication");
 
+    // enable receive interrupts
+    
+    /* Enable the UART Parity Error Interrupt */
+    __HAL_UART_ENABLE_IT(&mbusUart, UART_IT_PE);
+
+    /* Enable the UART Error Interrupt: (Frame error, noise error, overrun error) */
+    __HAL_UART_ENABLE_IT(&mbusUart, UART_IT_ERR);
+
+    /* Enable the UART Data Register not empty Interrupt */
+    __HAL_UART_ENABLE_IT(&mbusUart, UART_IT_RXNE);
+
     // FIXME
     schAdd(mbusCommScheduler, NULL, 0, 1000);
 }