diff --git a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_djvview.py b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_djvview.py
index 9c9c593855..80f1105a96 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/actions/action_djvview.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/actions/action_djvview.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class DJVViewAction(BaseHandler):
             '''layer name'''
             # cmd.append('-file_layer (value)')
             ''' Proxy scale: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8'''
-            cmd.append('-file_proxy 1/2')
+            # cmd.append('-file_proxy 1/2')
             ''' Cache: True, False.'''
             cmd.append('-file_cache True')
             ''' Start in full screen '''
diff --git a/pype/plugins/global/load/open_djv.py b/pype/plugins/global/load/open_djv.py
index 29f8e8ba08..bd49d86d5f 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/global/load/open_djv.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/global/load/open_djv.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class OpenInDJV(api.Loader):
         '''layer name'''
         # cmd.append('-file_layer (value)')
         ''' Proxy scale: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8'''
-        cmd.append('-file_proxy 1/2')
+        # cmd.append('-file_proxy 1/2')
         ''' Cache: True, False.'''
         cmd.append('-file_cache True')
         ''' Start in full screen '''