diff --git a/agent/src/smart_agent.rs b/agent/src/smart_agent.rs
index 0c07730..6d90c2f 100644
--- a/agent/src/smart_agent.rs
+++ b/agent/src/smart_agent.rs
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ impl SmartAgent {
                 _ = stats_interval.tick() => {
                     self.log_metric_stats().await;
                 }
-                _ = self.handle_commands() => {
-                    // Commands handled in background
-                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -282,42 +279,10 @@ impl SmartAgent {
     }
     
     
-    /// Handle incoming commands from dashboard (non-blocking)
-    async fn handle_commands(&mut self) {
-        // Check for commands with non-blocking receive
-        match self.zmq_command_socket.recv_string(zmq::DONTWAIT) {
-            Ok(Ok(command)) => {
-                info!("Received command: {}", command);
-                match command.as_str() {
-                    "refresh" => {
-                        info!("Processing refresh command - forcing immediate collection");
-                        self.force_refresh_all().await;
-                        
-                        // Send response
-                        let response = "refresh_started";
-                        if let Err(e) = self.zmq_command_socket.send(response, 0) {
-                            warn!("Failed to send command response: {}", e);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    _ => {
-                        warn!("Unknown command: {}", command);
-                        let response = "unknown_command";
-                        if let Err(e) = self.zmq_command_socket.send(response, 0) {
-                            warn!("Failed to send error response: {}", e);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            Ok(Err(e)) => {
-                warn!("String conversion error: {:?}", e);
-            }
-            Err(zmq::Error::EAGAIN) => {
-                // No message available - this is normal
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                warn!("ZMQ command receive error: {}", e);
-            }
-        }
+    /// Handle incoming commands from dashboard (temporarily disabled)
+    async fn _handle_commands(&mut self) {
+        // TODO: Re-implement command handling properly
+        // This function was causing ZMQ state errors when called continuously
     }
     
     /// Force immediate collection of all metrics