diff --git a/variants/t1000-e/target.cpp b/variants/t1000-e/target.cpp
index 425328270..70a64359f 100644
--- a/variants/t1000-e/target.cpp
+++ b/variants/t1000-e/target.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "t1000e_sensors.h"
 #include "target.h"
 #include <helpers/sensors/MicroNMEALocationProvider.h>
+#include <helpers/sensors/AirohaSleep.h>
 
 T1000eBoard board;
 
@@ -81,56 +82,28 @@ mesh::LocalIdentity radio_new_identity() {
 
 void T1000SensorManager::start_gps() {
   gps_active = true;
-  //_nmea->begin();
-  // this init sequence should be better 
-  // comes from seeed examples and deals with all gps pins
-  pinMode(GPS_EN, OUTPUT);
   digitalWrite(GPS_EN, HIGH);
   delay(10);
-  pinMode(GPS_VRTC_EN, OUTPUT);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_VRTC_EN, HIGH);
-  delay(10);
-       
-  pinMode(GPS_RESET, OUTPUT);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_RESET, HIGH);
-  delay(10);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_RESET, LOW);
-       
-  pinMode(GPS_SLEEP_INT, OUTPUT);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_SLEEP_INT, HIGH);
-  pinMode(GPS_RTC_INT, OUTPUT);
+  digitalWrite(GPS_RTC_INT, HIGH);
+  delay(5);
   digitalWrite(GPS_RTC_INT, LOW);
-  pinMode(GPS_RESETB, INPUT_PULLUP);
-}
-
-void T1000SensorManager::sleep_gps() {
-  gps_active = false;
-  digitalWrite(GPS_VRTC_EN, HIGH);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_EN, LOW);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_RESET, HIGH);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_SLEEP_INT, HIGH);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_RTC_INT, LOW);
-  pinMode(GPS_RESETB, OUTPUT);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_RESETB, LOW);
-  //_nmea->stop();
 }
 
 void T1000SensorManager::stop_gps() {
   gps_active = false;
-  digitalWrite(GPS_VRTC_EN, LOW);
+  digitalWrite(GPS_VRTC_EN, HIGH);   // keep GPS RTC alive for faster fix on wake
+  digitalWrite(GPS_RTC_INT, LOW);    // make sure this is LOW so we can pulse it to wake
+  airohaEnterSleep(_nmea);           // send command to put the GPS into RTC backup sleep
   digitalWrite(GPS_EN, LOW);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_RESET, HIGH);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_SLEEP_INT, HIGH);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_RTC_INT, LOW);
-  pinMode(GPS_RESETB, OUTPUT);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_RESETB, LOW);
-  //_nmea->stop();
 }
 
 
 bool T1000SensorManager::begin() {
   // init GPS
   Serial1.begin(115200);
+  digitalWrite(GPS_RESET, HIGH);
+  delay(10);
+  digitalWrite(GPS_RESET, LOW);
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +129,6 @@ void T1000SensorManager::loop() {
       node_lat = ((double)_nmea->getLatitude())/1000000.;
       node_lon = ((double)_nmea->getLongitude())/1000000.;
       node_altitude = ((double)_nmea->getAltitude()) / 1000.0;
-      //Serial.printf("lat %f lon %f\r\n", _lat, _lon);
     }
     next_gps_update = millis() + 1000;
   }
@@ -176,7 +148,7 @@ const char* T1000SensorManager::getSettingValue(int i) const {
 bool T1000SensorManager::setSettingValue(const char* name, const char* value) {
   if (strcmp(name, "gps") == 0) {
     if (strcmp(value, "0") == 0) {
-      sleep_gps(); // sleep for faster fix !
+      stop_gps();
     } else {
       start_gps();
     }
diff --git a/variants/t1000-e/variant.cpp b/variants/t1000-e/variant.cpp
index ed21fd68c..fc30a6197 100644
--- a/variants/t1000-e/variant.cpp
+++ b/variants/t1000-e/variant.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void initVariant()
   pinMode(LUX_SENSOR, INPUT);
   pinMode(EXT_CHRG_DETECT, INPUT);
   pinMode(EXT_PWR_DETECT, INPUT);
-  pinMode(GPS_RESETB, INPUT);
+  pinMode(GPS_RESETB, INPUT_PULLUP);
   pinMode(PIN_BUTTON1, INPUT);
 
   pinMode(PIN_3V3_EN, OUTPUT);
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ void initVariant()
   digitalWrite(PIN_3V3_ACC_EN, LOW);
   digitalWrite(BUZZER_EN, LOW);
   digitalWrite(SENSOR_EN, LOW);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_EN, LOW);
+  digitalWrite(GPS_EN, HIGH);
   digitalWrite(GPS_RESET, LOW);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_VRTC_EN, LOW);
-  digitalWrite(GPS_SLEEP_INT, HIGH);
+  digitalWrite(GPS_VRTC_EN, HIGH);
+  digitalWrite(GPS_SLEEP_INT, LOW);
   digitalWrite(GPS_RTC_INT, LOW);
   digitalWrite(LED_PIN, LOW);
 }