diff --git a/packages/router-display/files/display-manager.sh b/packages/router-display/files/display-manager.sh
index bd81471..aa09b02 100644
--- a/packages/router-display/files/display-manager.sh
+++ b/packages/router-display/files/display-manager.sh
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ start_timers() {
 }
 
 logger -t display "Display manager started (dim:${TIMEOUT_DIM}s off:${TIMEOUT_OFF}s)"
-fb_show_file "$LOCKSCREEN_FILE"
-set_brightness $BRIGHTNESS_OFF
+start_timers
 
 # Open FIFO once with persistent file descriptor
 exec 3<> "$FIFO"