diff --git a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Inc/slave_monitoring.h b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Inc/slave_monitoring.h
index 37985a4..1ec85fb 100644
--- a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Inc/slave_monitoring.h
+++ b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Inc/slave_monitoring.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define INC_SLAVE_MONITORING_H
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include "stm32h7xx_hal.h"
 
 #define N_SLAVES 7
 #define N_CELLS_SERIES 15
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ extern SlaveHandle slaves[N_SLAVES];
 extern uint16_t min_voltage;
 extern int16_t max_temp;
 
-void slaves_init();
+void slaves_init(SPI_HandleTypeDef *hspi);
 void slaves_check();
 
 void slaves_handle_panic(const uint8_t *data);
diff --git a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Src/main.c b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Src/main.c
index f5db021..c2b6dfd 100644
--- a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Src/main.c
+++ b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Src/main.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int main(void)
   MX_ADC2_Init();
   /* USER CODE BEGIN 2 */
   can_init(&hfdcan1);
-  slaves_init();
+  slaves_init(&hspi1);
   shunt_init();
   ts_sm_init();
   soc_init();
diff --git a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Src/slave_monitoring.c b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Src/slave_monitoring.c
index d30f84c..7263001 100644
--- a/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Src/slave_monitoring.c
+++ b/AMS_Master_Code/Core/Src/slave_monitoring.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "slave_monitoring.h"
 
+#include "AMS_HighLevel.h"
 #include "can.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "ts_state_machine.h"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ static size_t get_slave_index(uint8_t slave_id) {
   return slave_id_to_index[slave_id];
 }
 
-void slaves_init() {
+void slaves_init(SPI_HandleTypeDef *hspi) {
   memset(slave_id_to_index, 0xFF, sizeof(slave_id_to_index));
   for (int i = 0; i < N_SLAVES; i++) {
     slaves[i].id = 0xFF;
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ void slaves_init() {
     slaves[i].max_temp = 0;
   }
 
+  AMS_Init(hspi);
+
   //HAL_GPIO_WritePin(SLAVE_POWER_0_GPIO_Port, SLAVE_POWER_0_Pin, GPIO_PIN_SET);
   //HAL_GPIO_WritePin(SLAVE_POWER_1_GPIO_Port, SLAVE_POWER_1_Pin, GPIO_PIN_SET);
   //HAL_GPIO_WritePin(SLAVE_POWER_DSEL_GPIO_Port, SLAVE_POWER_DSEL_Pin,
@@ -58,6 +61,10 @@ void slaves_check() {
   int any_slave_error = 0;
   TSErrorKind slave_error = TS_ERRORKIND_NONE;
 
+  AMS_Idle_Loop();
+
+  //TODO: rewrite to use data from BMS driver
+
   uint32_t now = HAL_GetTick();
   uint16_t min_voltage_new = 0xFFFF;
   int16_t max_temp_new = 0xFFFF;