diff --git a/iocBoot/iocLinux/areaDetector.cmd b/iocBoot/iocLinux/areaDetector.cmd
index 92f3bcefc11e1b62350810dd8eb0d65aebd68de8..26212a24137686eaf45e016b2881d4a1c6e4507b 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocLinux/areaDetector.cmd
+++ b/iocBoot/iocLinux/areaDetector.cmd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-epicsEnvSet EPICS_CA_MAX_ARRAY_BYTES 2000100
+#epicsEnvSet EPICS_CA_MAX_ARRAY_BYTES 2000100
 
 # Create a simDetector driver
 simDetectorConfig("SIM1", 640, 480, 1, 50, 50000000)