diff --git a/Platformio/src/display/display.cpp b/Platformio/src/display/display.cpp
index c051892..f7fae92 100644
--- a/Platformio/src/display/display.cpp
+++ b/Platformio/src/display/display.cpp
@@ -83,9 +83,25 @@ void Display::setup()
   digitalWrite(this->backlight_pin, HIGH);
 
   this->tft = TFT_eSPI();
-  ledcSetup(LCD_BACKLIGHT_LEDC_CHANNEL, LCD_BACKLIGHT_LEDC_FREQUENCY, LCD_BACKLIGHT_LEDC_BIT_RESOLUTION);
-  ledcAttachPin(this->backlight_pin, LCD_BACKLIGHT_LEDC_CHANNEL);
-  ledcWrite(LCD_BACKLIGHT_LEDC_CHANNEL, 0);
+ // Configure the backlight PWM
+  // Manual setup because ledcSetup() briefly turns on the backlight
+  ledc_channel_config_t ledc_channel_left;
+  ledc_channel_left.gpio_num = (gpio_num_t)this->backlight_pin;
+  ledc_channel_left.speed_mode = LEDC_HIGH_SPEED_MODE;
+  ledc_channel_left.channel = LEDC_CHANNEL_5;
+  ledc_channel_left.intr_type = LEDC_INTR_DISABLE;
+  ledc_channel_left.timer_sel = LEDC_TIMER_1;
+  ledc_channel_left.flags.output_invert = 1; // Can't do this with ledcSetup()
+  ledc_channel_left.duty = 0;
+	
+  ledc_timer_config_t ledc_timer;
+  ledc_timer.speed_mode = LEDC_HIGH_SPEED_MODE;
+  ledc_timer.duty_resolution = LEDC_TIMER_8_BIT;
+  ledc_timer.timer_num = LEDC_TIMER_1;
+  ledc_timer.freq_hz = 640;
+
+  ledc_channel_config(&ledc_channel_left);
+  ledc_timer_config(&ledc_timer);
 
   // Slowly charge the VSW voltage to prevent a brownout
   // Workaround for hardware rev 1!