diff --git a/src/board/system76/galp3-c/main.c b/src/board/system76/galp3-c/main.c
index b2f12e5..3f56123 100644
--- a/src/board/system76/galp3-c/main.c
+++ b/src/board/system76/galp3-c/main.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void touchpad_event(struct Ps2 * ps2) {
     if (kbc_second) {
         *(ps2->control) = 0x07;
     } else {
-        *(ps2->control) = 0x01;
+        ps2_reset(ps2);
     }
 
     uint8_t status = *(ps2->status);
diff --git a/src/board/system76/galp3-c/ps2.c b/src/board/system76/galp3-c/ps2.c
index 502568e..237e061 100644
--- a/src/board/system76/galp3-c/ps2.c
+++ b/src/board/system76/galp3-c/ps2.c
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 #include <board/ps2.h>
 
 void ps2_init(void) {
-    *(PS2_1.control) = 0x11;
-    *(PS2_1.interrupt) = 0x04;
-
-    *(PS2_2.control) = 0x41;
-    *(PS2_2.interrupt) = 0x04;
-
-    *(PS2_3.control) = 0x41;
-    *(PS2_3.interrupt) = 0x04;
+    ps2_reset(&PS2_1);
+    ps2_reset(&PS2_2);
+    ps2_reset(&PS2_3);
 }
diff --git a/src/ec/it8587e/include/ec/ps2.h b/src/ec/it8587e/include/ec/ps2.h
index f253a92..cb75460 100644
--- a/src/ec/it8587e/include/ec/ps2.h
+++ b/src/ec/it8587e/include/ec/ps2.h
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ extern struct Ps2 __code PS2_1;
 extern struct Ps2 __code PS2_2;
 extern struct Ps2 __code PS2_3;
 
-int ps2_read(struct Ps2 * ps2, uint8_t * data, int length); 
+void ps2_reset(struct Ps2 * ps2);
+int ps2_read(struct Ps2 * ps2, uint8_t * data, int length);
 int ps2_write(struct Ps2 * ps2, uint8_t * data, int length);
 
 volatile uint8_t __xdata __at(0x1700) PSCTL1;
diff --git a/src/ec/it8587e/ps2.c b/src/ec/it8587e/ps2.c
index 5fce7cc..797d60b 100644
--- a/src/ec/it8587e/ps2.c
+++ b/src/ec/it8587e/ps2.c
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ struct Ps2 __code PS2_1 = PS2(1);
 struct Ps2 __code PS2_2 = PS2(2);
 struct Ps2 __code PS2_3 = PS2(3);
 
+void ps2_reset(struct Ps2 * ps2) {
+    // Reset interface to defaults
+    *(ps2->control) = 1;
+    // Clear status
+    *(ps2->status) = *(ps2->status);
+}
+
 static int ps2_transaction(struct Ps2 * ps2, uint8_t * data, int length, bool read) {
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
@@ -43,7 +50,7 @@ static int ps2_transaction(struct Ps2 * ps2, uint8_t * data, int length, bool re
             uint8_t status = *(ps2->status);
             // If an error happened, clear status and return the error
             if (status & PSSTS_ALL_ERR) {
-                *(ps2->status) = status;
+                ps2_reset(ps2);
                 return -(int)status;
             }
             // If transaction is done, break
@@ -53,11 +60,14 @@ static int ps2_transaction(struct Ps2 * ps2, uint8_t * data, int length, bool re
         }
         // If a timeout happened, return the error
         if (timeout == 0) {
-            return -1;
+            ps2_reset(ps2);
+            return -0x1000;
         }
         if (read) {
             data[i] = *(ps2->data);
         }
+        // Set interface to defaults
+        ps2_reset(ps2);
     }
 
     return i;