diff --git a/reader/reader.js b/reader/reader.js
index 8bc41da25..bddc99beb 100644
--- a/reader/reader.js
+++ b/reader/reader.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ function startReaderView (article, date) {
     requestAnimationFrame(function () {
       setReaderFrameSize()
       requestAnimationFrame(function () {
-        rframe.focus() // allows spacebar page down and arrow keys to work correctly
+        //rframe.focus() // allows spacebar page down and arrow keys to work correctly
       })
     })