diff --git a/python/__init__.py b/python/__init__.py
index cde75637..c89582d5 100644
--- a/python/__init__.py
+++ b/python/__init__.py
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class Panda:
       handle.controlWrite(Panda.REQUEST_IN, 0xb2, i, 0, b'')
 
     # flash over EP2
-    STEP = 0x10
+    STEP = 0x200
     logger.info("flash: flashing")
     for i in range(0, len(code), STEP):
       handle.bulkWrite(2, code[i:i + STEP])
diff --git a/python/dfu.py b/python/dfu.py
index c62ba5cc..624530cb 100644
--- a/python/dfu.py
+++ b/python/dfu.py
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ class PandaDFU:
   def program_bootstub(self, code_bootstub):
     self._handle.clear_status()
 
-    # erase all sectors
-    for i in range(len(self._mcu_type.config.sector_sizes)):
+    # erase bootstub + app sectors
+    for i in (0, 1):
       self._handle.erase_sector(i)
 
+    # write bootstub
     self._handle.program(self._mcu_type.config.bootstub_address, code_bootstub)
 
   def recover(self):
diff --git a/scripts/reflash_internal_panda.py b/scripts/reflash_internal_panda.py
index c2ad9f89..e892faf8 100755
--- a/scripts/reflash_internal_panda.py
+++ b/scripts/reflash_internal_panda.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from panda import Panda, PandaDFU
 class GPIO:
   STM_RST_N = 124
   STM_BOOT0 = 134
-  HUB_RST_N = 30
 
 
 def gpio_init(pin, output):
@@ -18,32 +17,24 @@ def gpio_set(pin, high):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-  for pin in (GPIO.STM_RST_N, GPIO.STM_BOOT0, GPIO.HUB_RST_N):
+  for pin in (GPIO.STM_RST_N, GPIO.STM_BOOT0):
     gpio_init(pin, True)
 
-  # reset USB hub
-  gpio_set(GPIO.HUB_RST_N, 0)
-  time.sleep(0.5)
-  gpio_set(GPIO.HUB_RST_N, 1)
-
   # flash bootstub
   print("resetting into DFU")
   gpio_set(GPIO.STM_RST_N, 1)
   gpio_set(GPIO.STM_BOOT0, 1)
-  time.sleep(1)
+  time.sleep(0.2)
   gpio_set(GPIO.STM_RST_N, 0)
   gpio_set(GPIO.STM_BOOT0, 0)
-  time.sleep(1)
 
+  # bootstub flash takes 2s and is limited by the 255 byte flashing chunk size
   print("flashing bootstub")
+  assert Panda.wait_for_dfu(None, 5)
   PandaDFU(None).recover()
 
-  gpio_set(GPIO.STM_RST_N, 1)
-  time.sleep(0.5)
-  gpio_set(GPIO.STM_RST_N, 0)
-  time.sleep(1)
-
   print("flashing app")
+  assert Panda.wait_for_panda(None, 5)
   p = Panda()
   assert p.bootstub
   p.flash()