From 148dead020685ed2f7ceb65c0acc3ed3d2163d8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026 20:46:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: treat null com port as already deactivated

---
 src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Comm and IR/ComPortController.cs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Comm and IR/ComPortController.cs b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Comm and IR/ComPortController.cs
index aa644678..3dfd8632 100644
--- a/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Comm and IR/ComPortController.cs	
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Comm and IR/ComPortController.cs	
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 		public override bool Deactivate()
 		{
 			if (Port == null)
-				return false;
+				return true;
 
 			Port.SerialDataReceived -= Port_SerialDataReceived;
 			return Port.UnRegister() == eDeviceRegistrationUnRegistrationResponse.Success;