diff --git a/librfm69.c b/librfm69.c
index f01b21e..b8f1be2 100644
--- a/librfm69.c
+++ b/librfm69.c
@@ -259,14 +259,16 @@
     // wait until "PayloadReady" or (forced) "Timeout"
     do {} while (!payloadReady && !timeout);
 
-    timeoutEnable(false);
-
     setMode(RFM_MODE_STDBY);
 
     if (timeout) {
+        timeoutEnable(false);
+
         return 0;
     }
 
+    timeoutEnable(false);
+
     return rfmReadPayload(payload, size);
 }