diff --git a/components/rgbd-sources/src/abr.cpp b/components/rgbd-sources/src/abr.cpp
index eb67581d0f11c0c66d3bcdb28470444aba3c972f..5400fa5d60542ec075534661bb35d0107403b54f 100644
--- a/components/rgbd-sources/src/abr.cpp
+++ b/components/rgbd-sources/src/abr.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using ftl::rgbd::detail::NetFrame;
 
 ABRController::ABRController() {
     bitrate_ = 0;
-    enabled_ = true;
+    enabled_ = false;
     max_ = kBitrateBest;
     min_ = kBitrateWorst;
 }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void ABRController::setMinimumBitrate(bitrate_t b) {
 }
 
 void ABRController::notifyChanged() {
-    enabled_ = true;
+    //enabled_ = true;
 }
 
 bitrate_t ABRController::selectBitrate(const NetFrame &frame) {