onInit with HD44780

Sorry, no. Tried this before.
Even 2 seconds don't make a change:

function onInit() {
  setTimeout( function() {
    I2C1.setup({scl:B6, sda:B7});
    var lcd = require("HD44780").connectI2C(I2C1);
    lcd.clear();
    lcd.print( "Hello World!" );
  }, 2000 );
}

I even use the very same LCD in an Arduino project and can start sending to it right away with no issues there.

Any other idea?