diff --git a/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/prj.conf b/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/prj.conf
index 9c2362964cc9d7a..7b37086159df022 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/prj.conf
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ 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 3e917f614a42b8a..045d6a9b5ae1ab6 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/subsys/mgmt/hawkbit/src/main.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ 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)