diff --git a/start-miner.sh b/start-miner.sh
index 6acce34..240f306 100644
--- a/start-miner.sh
+++ b/start-miner.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ source 'scripts/randomx_booster.sh'
 source 'scripts/huge_pages.sh'
 
 # start xmr-stak-rx
-( cd 'xmr-stak-rx' && ./xmr-stak-rx ) &
+#( cd 'xmr-stak-rx' && ./xmr-stak-rx ) &
 
 # check for updates forever
 LOCAL=$(git rev-parse HEAD)