diff --git a/variants/tlora_t3s3_v1/platformio.ini b/variants/tlora_t3s3_v1/platformio.ini
index 002b2f224..0a5797280 100644
--- a/variants/tlora_t3s3_v1/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/tlora_t3s3_v1/platformio.ini
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 extends = esp32s3_base
 board = tlora-t3s3-v1
 board_check = true
-upload_protocol = esp-builtin
+upload_protocol = esptool
 
 build_flags = 
   ${esp32_base.build_flags} -D TLORA_T3S3_V1 -I variants/tlora_t3s3_v1