diff --git a/main/esp32-lora.c b/main/esp32-lora.c
index 8d08d8b..6abf405 100644
--- a/main/esp32-lora.c
+++ b/main/esp32-lora.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static void IRAM_ATTR lora32_dio_task(void *arg) {
     // wait for event over Queue
     if(xQueueReceive(dio_event_queue, (void*)&lora, portMAX_DELAY) != pdPASS) continue;
 
-    spi_device_acquire_bus(lora->spi, portMAX_DELAY);
+    //spi_device_acquire_bus(lora->spi, portMAX_DELAY);
 
     // read IRQ flags
     uint8_t irqs = lora32_read_reg(lora, REG_IRQ_FLAGS);
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static void IRAM_ATTR lora32_dio_task(void *arg) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "clearing irqs");
     lora32_write_reg(lora, REG_IRQ_FLAGS, irqs);
 
-    spi_device_release_bus(lora->spi);
+    //spi_device_release_bus(lora->spi);
 
     // TODO handle header validation
     if((irqs & IRQ_RX_DONE) == IRQ_RX_DONE) {