diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
index 876dc9c3..25c6c489 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
@@ -229,4 +229,5 @@ void loop() {
   ui_task.loop();
 #endif
   rtc_clock.tick();
+  board.sleep(0);  // CPU sleeps until next interrupt (radio, timer, BLE); nRF52 ignores the seconds param
 }
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
index 9fd0c7d7..c5681079 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/UITask.cpp
@@ -1129,6 +1129,9 @@ void UITask::loop() {
 #if AUTO_OFF_MILLIS > 0
     if (autoOffMillis() > 0 && millis() > _auto_off) {
       _display->turnOff();
+#ifdef PIN_LED
+      digitalWrite(PIN_LED, LOW);  // turn off status LED with display to save power
+#endif
     }
 #endif
   }
@@ -1163,7 +1166,10 @@ void UITask::loop() {
 char UITask::checkDisplayOn(char c) {
   if (_display != NULL) {
     if (!_display->isOn()) {
-      _display->turnOn();   // turn display on and consume event
+      _display->turnOn();
+#ifdef PIN_LED
+      digitalWrite(PIN_LED, LOW);  // ensure LED is off when waking display (userLedHandler takes over)
+#endif
       c = 0;
     }
     { uint32_t aoff = autoOffMillis(); if (aoff > 0) _auto_off = millis() + aoff; }  // extend auto-off timer
diff --git a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.cpp b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.cpp
index 4153714e..61be5369 100644
--- a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.cpp
+++ b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ void WioTrackerL1Board::begin() {
   btn_prev_state = HIGH;
 
   pinMode(PIN_VBAT_READ, INPUT); // VBAT ADC input
+  pinMode(VBAT_ENABLE, OUTPUT);
+  digitalWrite(VBAT_ENABLE, LOW); // keep voltage divider off; enabled only during ADC read
   // Set all button pins to INPUT_PULLUP
   pinMode(PIN_BUTTON1, INPUT_PULLUP);
   pinMode(PIN_BUTTON2, INPUT_PULLUP);
diff --git a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.h b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.h
index 052238e6..14a9746b 100644
--- a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.h
+++ b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.h
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ public:
 #endif
 
   uint16_t getBattMilliVolts() override {
-    int adcvalue = 0;
+    digitalWrite(VBAT_ENABLE, HIGH);
     analogReadResolution(12);
     analogReference(AR_INTERNAL);
-    delay(10);
-    adcvalue = analogRead(PIN_VBAT_READ);
+    delay(10);  // allow voltage divider to stabilize
+    int adcvalue = analogRead(PIN_VBAT_READ);
+    digitalWrite(VBAT_ENABLE, LOW);
     return (adcvalue * ADC_MULTIPLIER * AREF_VOLTAGE) / 4.096;
   }
 
diff --git a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/variant.cpp b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/variant.cpp
index 4fc2606a..d5a77736 100644
--- a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/variant.cpp
+++ b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/variant.cpp
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ void initVariant() {
     pinMode(PIN_QSPI_CS, OUTPUT);
     digitalWrite(PIN_QSPI_CS, HIGH);
 
-    // VBAT_ENABLE
+    // VBAT_ENABLE: keep LOW by default, WioTrackerL1Board::getBattMilliVolts() toggles it
     pinMode(VBAT_ENABLE, OUTPUT);
-    digitalWrite(VBAT_ENABLE, HIGH);
+    digitalWrite(VBAT_ENABLE, LOW);
 
     // set LED pin as output and set it low
     pinMode(PIN_LED, OUTPUT);