diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_03_esp32_energy.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_03_esp32_energy.ino
index 66ed9b8b380d..a4bb1c615d32 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_03_esp32_energy.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_03_esp32_energy.ino
@@ -1401,8 +1401,8 @@ void EnergyDrvInit(void) {
     EnergySettingsLoad(0);
     EnergyRtcSettingsLoad();
     AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO, PSTR("NRG: Init driver %d"), TasmotaGlobal.energy_driver);
-  } else {
-    free(Energy);                       // No energy driver found so release memory
+//  } else {
+//    free(Energy);                       // No energy driver found so release memory
   }
 }