diff --git a/examples/osd/powerbox/er-example-server.c b/examples/osd/powerbox/er-example-server.c
index 09259b075..a8bb8a56d 100644
--- a/examples/osd/powerbox/er-example-server.c
+++ b/examples/osd/powerbox/er-example-server.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ PROCESS_THREAD(rest_server_example, ev, data)
   hw_init();
   /* Initialize the REST engine. */
   rest_init_engine();
-
+  NETSTACK_MAC.off(1);
   /* Activate the application-specific resources. */
 #if REST_RES_INFO
   rest_activate_resource(&res_info, "info");
diff --git a/examples/osd/powerbox/project-conf.h b/examples/osd/powerbox/project-conf.h
index b1410c36c..03559c1bb 100644
--- a/examples/osd/powerbox/project-conf.h
+++ b/examples/osd/powerbox/project-conf.h
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_RELAY  1
 #define PLATFORM_HAS_BATTERY 1
 
-/* Some platforms have weird includes. */
-#undef IEEE802154_CONF_PANID
+/* For Debug: Dont allow MCU sleeping between channel checks */
+#undef RDC_CONF_MCU_SLEEP
+#define RDC_CONF_MCU_SLEEP       0
 
 /* Disabling RDC for demo purposes. Core updates often require more memory. */
 /* For projects, optimize memory and enable RDC again. */