diff --git a/mote/v2/avr/main.c b/mote/v2/avr/main.c
index 8b655bf..24908b3 100644
--- a/mote/v2/avr/main.c
+++ b/mote/v2/avr/main.c
@@ -257,11 +257,13 @@ ISR(TIMER1_CAPT_vect)
 
 void setup_datastructs(void)
 {
+	cli();
 	eeprom_read_block((void*)&version, (const void*)&EEPROM_version, sizeof(version));
 	eeprom_read_block((void*)&event, (const void*)&EEPROM_event, sizeof(event));
 	eeprom_read_block((void*)&enabled, (const void*)&EEPROM_enabled, sizeof(enabled));
 	eeprom_read_block((void*)&phy_to_log, (const void*)&EEPROM_phy_to_log, sizeof(phy_to_log));
 	eeprom_read_block((void*)&sensor, (const void*)&EEPROM_sensor, sizeof(sensor));
+	sei();
 }
 
 void setup_led(void)