diff --git a/src/gui/scan_setup.cpp b/src/gui/scan_setup.cpp
index 7b7df4e27..a86264eca 100644
--- a/src/gui/scan_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/scan_setup.cpp
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ void CScanSetup::saveScanSetup()
 	if(!scansettings.saveSettings(NEUTRINO_SCAN_SETTINGS_FILE))
 		dprintf(DEBUG_NORMAL, "error while saving scan-settings!\n");
 
-	CServiceManager::getInstance()->SaveMotorPositions();
+	//CServiceManager::getInstance()->SaveMotorPositions();
 	zapitCfg.gotoXXLatitude = strtod(zapit_lat, NULL);
 	zapitCfg.gotoXXLongitude = strtod(zapit_long, NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
index d1175ad9d..7b0bf62e1 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ int CServiceManager::LoadMotorPositions(void)
 
 void CServiceManager::SaveMotorPositions()
 {
+#if 0
 	FILE * fd;
 	sat_iterator_t sit;
 	printf("[getservices] saving motor positions...\n");
@@ -559,6 +560,7 @@ void CServiceManager::SaveMotorPositions()
 	}
 	fdatasync(fileno(fd));
 	fclose(fd);
+#endif
 }
 
 bool CServiceManager::InitSatPosition(t_satellite_position position, char * name, bool force)
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
index cf8c6510c..08eb22084 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
@@ -2134,7 +2134,7 @@ void CZapit::run()
 	StopPlayBack(true);
 	CFEManager::getInstance()->saveSettings(true);
 
-	CServiceManager::getInstance()->SaveMotorPositions();
+	//CServiceManager::getInstance()->SaveMotorPositions();
 
 	SdtMonitor.Stop();
 	INFO("shutdown started");