diff --git a/config b/config
index 014ae111..60e1a555 100755
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ elif [ "$1" = "-t" ]; then
 	else
 		sim="no"
 		echo "Simulated Telemetry is OFF"
+		echo "-1" > /home/pi/CubeSatSim/failure_mode.txt  # make sure to turn off any simulated failures
 	fi
 	
 #	echo