diff --git a/src/drivers/AMS5915/AMS5915Driver.cpp b/src/drivers/AMS5915/AMS5915Driver.cpp
index 0760b0d..8c65bd8 100644
--- a/src/drivers/AMS5915/AMS5915Driver.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/AMS5915/AMS5915Driver.cpp
@@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ void AMS5915Driver::driverThreadFunction() {
 				ioPort->open();
 				numRetries = 0;
 				processingMainLoop ();
-				ioPort->close();
+				// ioPort->close();
 			} catch (std::exception const& e) {
 				numRetries ++;
 				LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger,fmt::format(_("Error in the main loop of driver instance \"{0}\": {1}"),
 						instanceName,e.what()));
-				ioPort->close();
+				// ioPort->close();
 
 				std::this_thread::sleep_for(errorTimeout);
 			}
diff --git a/src/drivers/MPL3115/MPL3115Driver.cpp b/src/drivers/MPL3115/MPL3115Driver.cpp
index 72085c2..ac12f4b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/MPL3115/MPL3115Driver.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/MPL3115/MPL3115Driver.cpp
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ void MPL3115Driver::driverThreadFunction() {
 				ioPort->open();
 				numRetries = 0;
 				processingMainLoop ();
-				ioPort->close();
+				// ioPort->close();
 			} catch (std::exception const& e) {
 				numRetries ++;
 				LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger,fmt::format(_("Error in the main loop of driver instance \"{0}\": {1}"),
 						instanceName,e.what()));
-				ioPort->close();
+				// ioPort->close();
 
 				std::this_thread::sleep_for(errorTimeout);
 			}
diff --git a/src/drivers/MPU-9150/MPU-9150Driver.cpp b/src/drivers/MPU-9150/MPU-9150Driver.cpp
index 07fc547..5fd7a47 100644
--- a/src/drivers/MPU-9150/MPU-9150Driver.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/MPU-9150/MPU-9150Driver.cpp
@@ -376,12 +376,12 @@ void MPU9150Driver::driverThreadFunction() {
 				numRetries = 0;
 				setupMPU9150();
 				processingMainLoop ();
-				ioPort->close();
+				// ioPort->close();
 			} catch (std::exception const& e) {
 				numRetries ++;
 				LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger,fmt::format(_("Error in the main loop of driver instance \"{0}\": {1}"),
 						instanceName,e.what()));
-				ioPort->close();
+				// ioPort->close();
 
 				std::this_thread::sleep_for(errorTimeout);
 			}
diff --git a/src/drivers/MS4515/MS4515Driver.cpp b/src/drivers/MS4515/MS4515Driver.cpp
index 1214a30..bcd612a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/MS4515/MS4515Driver.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/MS4515/MS4515Driver.cpp
@@ -274,12 +274,12 @@ void MS4515Driver::driverThreadFunction() {
 				ioPort->open();
 				numRetries = 0;
 				processingMainLoop ();
-				ioPort->close();
+				// ioPort->close();
 			} catch (std::exception const& e) {
 				numRetries ++;
 				LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger,fmt::format(_("Error in the main loop of driver instance \"{0}\": {1}"),
 						instanceName,e.what()));
-				ioPort->close();
+				// ioPort->close();
 
 				std::this_thread::sleep_for(errorTimeout);
 			}
diff --git a/src/drivers/TE-MEAS-AbsPressure/TE-MEAS-AbsPressureDriver.cpp b/src/drivers/TE-MEAS-AbsPressure/TE-MEAS-AbsPressureDriver.cpp
index e4ac556..3ed2c91 100644
--- a/src/drivers/TE-MEAS-AbsPressure/TE-MEAS-AbsPressureDriver.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/TE-MEAS-AbsPressure/TE-MEAS-AbsPressureDriver.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void TE_MEAS_AbsPressureDriver::driverThreadFunction() {
 				numRetries = 0;
 				processingMainLoop ();
 #if !TE_MEAS_ABS_PRESSURE_TEST_MODE
-				ioPort->close();
+				// ioPort->close();
 #endif
 			}
 			catch (TE_MEAS_AbsPressureCRCErrorException const & e1) {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void TE_MEAS_AbsPressureDriver::driverThreadFunction() {
 				LOG4CXX_ERROR(logger,fmt::format(_("Error in the main loop of driver instance \"{0}\": {1}"),
 						instanceName,e.what()));
 #if !TE_MEAS_ABS_PRESSURE_TEST_MODE
-				ioPort->close();
+				//ioPort->close();
 #endif
 
 				std::this_thread::sleep_for(errorTimeout);