diff --git a/embed/boardloader/main.c b/embed/boardloader/main.c
index 783067490..5edb70779 100644
--- a/embed/boardloader/main.c
+++ b/embed/boardloader/main.c
@@ -45,12 +45,10 @@ static const uint8_t * const BOARDLOADER_KEYS[] = {
 
 static uint32_t check_sdcard(void)
 {
-    if (sectrue != sdcard_is_present()) {
+    if (sectrue != sdcard_power_on()) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    ensure(sdcard_power_on(), NULL);
-
     uint64_t cap = sdcard_get_capacity_in_bytes();
     if (cap < 1024 * 1024) {
         sdcard_power_off();