diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 45d9dd5da..62c3a3f09 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ WLED_GLOBAL bool otaLock        _INIT(false);     // prevents OTA firmware updat
 WLED_GLOBAL bool wifiLock       _INIT(false);     // prevents access to WiFi settings when OTA lock is enabled
 WLED_GLOBAL bool aOtaEnabled    _INIT(true);      // ArduinoOTA allows easy updates directly from the IDE. Careful, it does not auto-disable when OTA lock is on
 WLED_GLOBAL char settingsPIN[5] _INIT(WLED_PIN);  // PIN for settings pages
-WLED_GLOBAL bool correctPIN     _INIT(true);
+WLED_GLOBAL bool correctPIN     _INIT(!strlen(settingsPIN));
 WLED_GLOBAL unsigned long lastEditTime _INIT(0);
 
 WLED_GLOBAL uint16_t userVar0 _INIT(0), userVar1 _INIT(0); //available for use in usermod