diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index eedfcad..8f795cc 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "MyBLEServer.hpp"
 #include "config.hpp"
 #include "datatypes.hpp"
+#include "soc/rmt_struct.h"
 #include "tlc.hpp"
 #include <driver/rmt.h>
 
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@ void setup() {
     config.tx_config.idle_level = RMT_IDLE_LEVEL_HIGH;
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(rmt_config(&config));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(rmt_driver_install(config.channel, 0, 0));
+    // pull RMT low -> 1 inverted
+    rmt_item32_t zero[1] = {1};
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(rmt_write_items(RMT_CHANNEL_0, zero,
+                                            sizeof(zero) / sizeof(rmt_item32_t), true));
 
     if (mode == MODE_BLE) {