diff --git a/src/include/usr/sbeio/sbe_retry_handler.H b/src/include/usr/sbeio/sbe_retry_handler.H
index 2042e4d4103..47e68e7da39 100644
--- a/src/include/usr/sbeio/sbe_retry_handler.H
+++ b/src/include/usr/sbeio/sbe_retry_handler.H
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ class SbeRetryHandler
         /*
         * @brief Bit used for testing in the lab with systems that have secure
         *        mode disabled.
+        *    NOTE: This bit is only used in the lab when running this HWP with cronus.
+        *          We offered to have this bit set in FW based on the security settings of the
+        *          system HW people told us it would be safer for us to always assume this bit
+        *          is off in FW, so we will leave this bit as 0 until the HW devs tell us to use it.
         */
         bool iv_secureModeDisabled;
 
diff --git a/src/usr/sbeio/sbe_retry_handler.C b/src/usr/sbeio/sbe_retry_handler.C
index f224d8f6bc5..0ecf6b62a3a 100644
--- a/src/usr/sbeio/sbe_retry_handler.C
+++ b/src/usr/sbeio/sbe_retry_handler.C
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ SbeRetryHandler::SbeRetryHandler(SBE_MODE_OF_OPERATION i_sbeMode,
                                  uint32_t i_plid)
 
 : iv_useSDB(false)
-, iv_secureModeDisabled(!SECUREBOOT::enabled())
+, iv_secureModeDisabled(false) //Per HW team this should always be 0
 , iv_sbeRestarted(false)
 , iv_sbeSide(0)
 , iv_errorLogPLID(0)