diff --git a/wled00/NpbWrapper.h b/wled00/NpbWrapper.h
index f94ed201f..8e04a71e1 100644
--- a/wled00/NpbWrapper.h
+++ b/wled00/NpbWrapper.h
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
 
 //automatically uses the right driver method for each platform
 #ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
- #define PIXELMETHOD NeoWs2813Method
+ #ifdef USE_APA102
+  #define PIXELMETHOD DotStarMethod
+ #else
+  #define PIXELMETHOD NeoEsp32Rmt0Ws2812xMethod
+ #endif
 #else //esp8266
  //autoselect the right method depending on strip pin
  #ifdef USE_APA102
diff --git a/wled00/WLED_0.8.5_ESP8266_APA102.bin b/wled00/WLED_0.8.5_ESP8266_APA102.bin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b1ecd4ef
Binary files /dev/null and b/wled00/WLED_0.8.5_ESP8266_APA102.bin differ