diff --git a/board/build.mk b/board/build.mk
index 21daf53..5e205f0 100644
--- a/board/build.mk
+++ b/board/build.mk
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ bin: obj/$(PROJ_NAME).bin
 
 # this flashes everything
 recover: obj/bootstub.$(PROJ_NAME).bin obj/$(PROJ_NAME).bin
-	-PYTHONPATH=../ python3 -c "from python import Panda; Panda().reset(enter_bootloader=True)"
+	-PYTHONPATH=../ python3 -c "from python import Panda; Panda().reset(enter_bootstub=True); Panda().reset(enter_bootloader=True)"
 	sleep 1.0
 	$(DFU_UTIL) -d 0483:df11 -a 0 -s 0x08004000 -D obj/$(PROJ_NAME).bin
 	$(DFU_UTIL) -d 0483:df11 -a 0 -s 0x08000000:leave -D obj/bootstub.$(PROJ_NAME).bin