diff --git a/bacnet-stack/ports/linux/main.c b/bacnet-stack/ports/linux/main.c
index 53dd5029..cc4c1a4b 100644
--- a/bacnet-stack/ports/linux/main.c
+++ b/bacnet-stack/ports/linux/main.c
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     switch (count)
     {
       case 1:
-        Read_Properties();
+        // used for testing, but kind of noisy on the network
+        //Read_Properties();
         break;
       case 2:
         break;