diff --git a/components/hal/esp32c3/include/hal/gpspi_flash_ll.h b/components/hal/esp32c3/include/hal/gpspi_flash_ll.h
index 66c78989a2..d1911c4a32 100644
--- a/components/hal/esp32c3/include/hal/gpspi_flash_ll.h
+++ b/components/hal/esp32c3/include/hal/gpspi_flash_ll.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ static inline void gpspi_flash_ll_set_buffer_data(spi_dev_t *dev, const void *bu
  */
 static inline void gpspi_flash_ll_user_start(spi_dev_t *dev)
 {
+    dev->ctrl.hold_pol = 1;
     dev->cmd.update = 1;
     while (dev->cmd.update);
     dev->cmd.usr = 1;
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/test/test_esp_flash.c b/components/spi_flash/test/test_esp_flash.c
index 645fd63f34..1360ea83bb 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/test/test_esp_flash.c
+++ b/components/spi_flash/test/test_esp_flash.c
@@ -141,21 +141,21 @@ typedef void (*flash_test_func_t)(const esp_partition_t *part);
 
 #define FLASH_TEST_CASE_3(STR, FUNCT_TO_RUN)
 #define FLASH_TEST_CASE_3_IGNORE(STR, FUNCT_TO_RUN)
-#else
+#else //CONFIG_SPIRAM
 #if !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
 #define FLASH_TEST_CASE_3(STR, FUNC_TO_RUN) \
     TEST_CASE(STR", 3 chips", "[esp_flash_3][test_env=UT_T1_ESP_FLASH]") {flash_test_func(FUNC_TO_RUN, TEST_CONFIG_NUM);}
 
 #define FLASH_TEST_CASE_3_IGNORE(STR, FUNC_TO_RUN) \
     TEST_CASE(STR", 3 chips", "[esp_flash_3][test_env=UT_T1_ESP_FLASH][ignore]") {flash_test_func(FUNC_TO_RUN, TEST_CONFIG_NUM);}
-#else
+#else //CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
 #define FLASH_TEST_CASE_3(STR, FUNC_TO_RUN) \
     TEST_CASE(STR", 2 chips", "[esp_flash_2][test_env=UT_T1_ESP_FLASH]") {flash_test_func(FUNC_TO_RUN, TEST_CONFIG_NUM);}
 
 #define FLASH_TEST_CASE_3_IGNORE(STR, FUNC_TO_RUN) \
     TEST_CASE(STR", 2 chips", "[esp_flash_2][test_env=UT_T1_ESP_FLASH][ignore]") {flash_test_func(FUNC_TO_RUN, TEST_CONFIG_NUM);}
 #endif // !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
-#endif
+#endif //CONFIG_SPIRAM
 
 //currently all the configs are the same with esp_flash_spi_device_config_t, no more information required
 typedef esp_flash_spi_device_config_t flashtest_config_t;
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ flashtest_config_t config_list[] = {
 #elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2
 flashtest_config_t config_list[] = {
     FLASHTEST_CONFIG_COMMON,
-    /* No runners for esp32s2 for these config yet */
     {
         .io_mode = TEST_SPI_READ_MODE,
         .speed = TEST_SPI_SPEED,
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ flashtest_config_t config_list[] = {
 };
 #elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
 flashtest_config_t config_list[] = {
-    /* No runners for esp32c3 for these config yet */
+    /* No SPI1 CS1 flash on esp32c3 test */
     {
         /* no need to init */
         .host_id = -1,