diff --git a/src/platform/extra_variants/t5s3_epaper/variant.cpp b/src/platform/extra_variants/t5s3_epaper/variant.cpp
index a829bb980..9a38ddf73 100644
--- a/src/platform/extra_variants/t5s3_epaper/variant.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/extra_variants/t5s3_epaper/variant.cpp
@@ -418,19 +418,20 @@ void t5BacklightHandleUserInput()
 
 void t5TouchSetForcedByTimeout(bool forced)
 {
+    if (touchForcedByTimeout == forced) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     touchForcedByTimeout = forced;
     touchStateEpoch++;
     touchIndicatorRefreshPending = true;
 
     if (forced) {
-        // While timeout-forced, keep controller asleep to avoid stale IRQ chatter.
+        // Timeout only gates touch input in software. Avoid GT911 I2C here because
+        // PowerFSM same-state transitions can fire from phone contact and screen timeout.
         touchNeedsWake = false;
-        if (touchControllerReady && !touchLightSleepActive) {
-            touch.sleep();
-        }
     } else if (touchInputEnabled && touchControllerReady && !touchLightSleepActive) {
-        // Defer wake until readTouch() so I2C settles post-state transition.
-        touchNeedsWake = true;
+        touchNeedsWake = false;
     }
 
 #ifdef MESHTASTIC_INCLUDE_NICHE_GRAPHICS
diff --git a/variants/esp32s3/t5s3_epaper/platformio.ini b/variants/esp32s3/t5s3_epaper/platformio.ini
index 9dbb6d32d..781b382b5 100644
--- a/variants/esp32s3/t5s3_epaper/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/esp32s3/t5s3_epaper/platformio.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [t5s3_epaper_base]
 extends = esp32s3_base
 board = t5-epaper-s3
-board_build.partition = default_16MB.csv
+board_build.partitions = default_16MB.csv
 board_check = true
 upload_protocol = esptool
 build_flags = -fno-strict-aliasing
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ lib_deps =
 
 [env:t5s3_epaper_inkhud]
 extends = t5s3_epaper_base, inkhud
-board_level = extra # inkhud port is incomplete
-board_check = false
+board_level = extra
+board_check = true
 build_flags =
   ${t5s3_epaper_base.build_flags}
   ${inkhud.build_flags}