diff --git a/station_broadcast.lua b/station_broadcast.lua
index 123579d..cba197c 100644
--- a/station_broadcast.lua
+++ b/station_broadcast.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- ============================================================================
 -- 1. Configuration & Constants
 -- ============================================================================
-local APP_VERSION_TEXT = "v1.0.10"
+local APP_VERSION_TEXT = "v1.0.11"
 
 local CONFIG = {
     CLOUD_URL = "ws://stabadmin.fse-media.group",
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ local State = {
     stationPlatform = "1",
     stationIdentityMode = "auto",
     hasStationPeripheral = false,
+    stationPeripheralSide = nil,
     hasPrimaryMonitor = false,
     registered = false,
     stationList = {}, 
@@ -57,15 +58,20 @@ local State = {
 local Peripherals = {}
 
 function Peripherals.init()
-    -- Station Peripheral
-    local back = peripheral.wrap("back")
-    if back and peripheral.getType("back") == "train_station" then
-        Peripherals.station = back
-        State.hasStationPeripheral = true
-    else
-        Peripherals.station = nil
-        State.hasStationPeripheral = false
+    -- Station Peripheral: prefer the back side, then fall back to any side.
+    local station = nil
+    local stationSide = nil
+    local preferredSides = { "back", "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "front" }
+    for _, side in ipairs(preferredSides) do
+        if peripheral.getType(side) == "train_station" then
+            station = peripheral.wrap(side)
+            stationSide = side
+            break
+        end
     end
+    Peripherals.station = station
+    State.hasStationPeripheral = station ~= nil
+    State.stationPeripheralSide = stationSide
     -- Monitors
     local monitors = { peripheral.find("monitor") }
     if #monitors > 0 then
@@ -1951,9 +1957,9 @@ Audio.loadStationList()
 Utils.refreshStationIdentity()
 Utils.log("INFO", "StationBroadcast version " .. APP_VERSION_TEXT)
 if Peripherals.station then
-    Utils.log("INFO", "Train station peripheral detected on back")
+    Utils.log("INFO", "Train station peripheral detected on " .. tostring(State.stationPeripheralSide or "unknown"))
 else
-    Utils.log("WARN", "No train station peripheral on back; using manual slave mode")
+    Utils.log("WARN", "No train station peripheral detected; using manual slave mode")
     Utils.log("INFO", "Edit " .. CONFIG.STATION_IDENTITY_FILE .. " to set station_code/station_platform")
 end
 if Peripherals.primaryMonitor then