diff --git a/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc b/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
index afbc592b93..23bf8f2929 100644
--- a/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/boardd/boardd.cc
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Panda *usb_connect(std::string serial="", uint32_t index=0) {
   if (getenv("BOARDD_LOOPBACK")) {
     panda->set_loopback(true);
   }
-  panda->enable_deepsleep();
+  //panda->enable_deepsleep();
 
   // power on charging, only the first time. Panda can also change mode and it causes a brief disconneciton
 #ifndef __x86_64__