diff --git a/pioreactor/background_jobs/temperature_control.py b/pioreactor/background_jobs/temperature_control.py
index e6ed4f71..7be7cba1 100644
--- a/pioreactor/background_jobs/temperature_control.py
+++ b/pioreactor/background_jobs/temperature_control.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ def __init__(
             from TMP1075 import TMP1075  # type: ignore
 
         self.pwm = self.setup_pwm()
-        self.update_heater(0)
 
         self.heating_pcb_tmp_driver = TMP1075(address=hardware.TEMP)
         self.read_external_temperature_timer = RepeatedTimer(
diff --git a/pioreactor/cli/pios.py b/pioreactor/cli/pios.py
index 5f8e2fc2..eca436fb 100644
--- a/pioreactor/cli/pios.py
+++ b/pioreactor/cli/pios.py
@@ -159,9 +159,11 @@ def _thread_function(unit: str) -> bool:
         type=click.STRING,
         help="specify a Pioreactor name, default is all active non-leader units",
     )
+    @click.option("-y", is_flag=True, help="Skip asking for confirmation.")
     def rm(
         filepath: str,
         units: tuple[str, ...],
+        y: bool,
     ) -> None:
         logger = create_logger("rm", unit=get_unit_name(), experiment=UNIVERSAL_EXPERIMENT)
         units = remove_leader(universal_identifier_to_all_workers(units))
@@ -173,6 +175,11 @@ def rm(
 
         command = join(["rm", filepath])
 
+        if not y:
+            confirm = input(f"Confirm running `{command}` on {units}? Y/n: ").strip()
+            if confirm != "Y":
+                raise click.Abort()
+
         def _thread_function(unit: str) -> bool:
             logger.debug(f"Removing {unit}:{filepath}...")
             try: