diff --git a/src/tempus/Tempus.py b/src/tempus/Tempus.py
index c76d192f788c7184f8e5b6c8e29aaa651f582092..71113a7d3d923196bb41f977aefb34b5e6935d96 100644
--- a/src/tempus/Tempus.py
+++ b/src/tempus/Tempus.py
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ class Tempus(Device):
 
     async def _de_initialize(self):
         self.do_acquire = False
-        if self.background_task:
-            await self.background_task
+        # if self.background_task:
+        #     await self.background_task
 
         try:
             await self.send_command("os.system('devmem2 0x80010004 w 0x2')")