diff --git a/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/prj.conf b/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/prj.conf
index 469d8710ae39cba..14ed1844ce86bd3 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/prj.conf
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ CONFIG_DNS_SERVER2="192.168.1.1"
 CONFIG_SHELL=y
 CONFIG_HAWKBIT_SHELL=y
 CONFIG_KERNEL_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_SHELL_STACK_SIZE=4096
 
 #hawkBit polling mode
 CONFIG_HAWKBIT_POLLING=y
diff --git a/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/src/main.c b/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/src/main.c
index 6374b025851d5a1..ce4ab2abf7e5fdd 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/src/main.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAWKBIT_POLLING)
 	LOG_INF("Starting hawkBit polling mode");
-	hawkbit_autohandler();
+	hawkbit_autohandler(true);
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAWKBIT_MANUAL)