diff --git a/wled00/wled00.ino b/wled00/wled00.ino
index 237dd80dc..9979c81aa 100644
--- a/wled00/wled00.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled00.ino
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 
 //version code in format yymmddb (b = daily build)
-#define VERSION 1912181
+#define VERSION 1912182
 char versionString[] = "0.9.0-b1";
 
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled19_json.ino b/wled00/wled19_json.ino
index 1c5e19eb4..3e135d406 100644
--- a/wled00/wled19_json.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled19_json.ino
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root)
   int ps = root["ps"] | -1;
   if (ps >= 0) applyPreset(ps);
   
-  int cy = root["pl"] | -1;
-  presetCyclingEnabled = (cy >= 0);
+  int cy = root["pl"] | -2;
+  if (cy > -2) presetCyclingEnabled = (cy >= 0);
   JsonObject ccnf = root["ccnf"];
   presetCycleMin = ccnf["min"] | presetCycleMin;
   presetCycleMax = ccnf["max"] | presetCycleMax;