diff --git a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.cpp b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.cpp
index 61be5369..ef90e03a 100644
--- a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.cpp
+++ b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ void WioTrackerL1Board::begin() {
 
   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
+  digitalWrite(VBAT_ENABLE, HIGH); // voltage divider always on: gating it per-read left
+                                   // the divider node unsettled at sample time (10ms was
+                                   // too short), reading high & jittery. ~2uA standby cost.
   // 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 14a9746b..59cbe1dd 100644
--- a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.h
+++ b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/WioTrackerL1Board.h
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ public:
 #endif
 
   uint16_t getBattMilliVolts() override {
-    digitalWrite(VBAT_ENABLE, HIGH);
+    // VBAT_ENABLE is held HIGH continuously (see begin()/initVariant()) so the
+    // divider node is already settled — don't gate it per-read, that reads high
+    // and jittery because 10ms wasn't enough for the divider to stabilize.
     analogReadResolution(12);
     analogReference(AR_INTERNAL);
-    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 d09e4a90..b039d08a 100644
--- a/variants/wio-tracker-l1/variant.cpp
+++ b/variants/wio-tracker-l1/variant.cpp
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ void initVariant() {
     pinMode(PIN_QSPI_CS, OUTPUT);
     digitalWrite(PIN_QSPI_CS, HIGH);
 
-    // VBAT_ENABLE: keep LOW by default, WioTrackerL1Board::getBattMilliVolts() toggles it
+    // VBAT_ENABLE: hold HIGH so the battery voltage divider is always on and its
+    // node stays settled for the ADC read (getBattMilliVolts). Per-read gating
+    // left it unsettled at sample time -> high/jittery readings.
     pinMode(VBAT_ENABLE, OUTPUT);
-    digitalWrite(VBAT_ENABLE, LOW);
+    digitalWrite(VBAT_ENABLE, HIGH);
 
     // set LED pin as output and set it low
     pinMode(PIN_LED, OUTPUT);