diff --git a/src/DebugToolDrivers/Microchip/MplabSnap/MplabSnap.cpp b/src/DebugToolDrivers/Microchip/MplabSnap/MplabSnap.cpp
index 857ed812..9e23a704 100644
--- a/src/DebugToolDrivers/Microchip/MplabSnap/MplabSnap.cpp
+++ b/src/DebugToolDrivers/Microchip/MplabSnap/MplabSnap.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ void MplabSnap::init() {
     }
 
     this->edbgAvr8Interface = std::make_unique<EdbgAvr8Interface>(this->edbgInterface);
+
+    /*
+     * The MPLAB Snap doesn't seem to operate correctly when actioning the masked memory read command. The data
+     * returned in response to the command appears to be completely incorrect. It may be a bug in the firmware.
+     *
+     * For the above reason, we avoid using the masked memory read command by implementing the masking on our end.
+     * See the EdbgAvr8Interface class for more.
+     */
+    this->edbgAvr8Interface->setAvoidMaskedMemoryRead(true);
+
     this->setInitialised(true);
 }