diff --git a/internal_filesystem/builtin/apps/com.example.wificonf/assets/auto_connect.py b/internal_filesystem/builtin/apps/com.example.wificonf/assets/auto_connect.py
index ce3bbed9..92752173 100644
--- a/internal_filesystem/builtin/apps/com.example.wificonf/assets/auto_connect.py
+++ b/internal_filesystem/builtin/apps/com.example.wificonf/assets/auto_connect.py
@@ -73,3 +73,4 @@ if auto_connect():
     print("WiFi auto-connect managed to connect.")
 else:
     print("WiFi auto connect did not manage to connect.")
+    wlan.active(False) # disable to conserve power