diff --git a/src/rcommand.cpp b/src/rcommand.cpp
index 12c21e01..639e6c84 100644
--- a/src/rcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/rcommand.cpp
@@ -84,10 +84,7 @@ void set_sendcycle(uint8_t val[]) {
 
 void set_sleepcycle(uint8_t val[]) {
   // swap byte order from msb to lsb, note: this is a platform dependent hack
-  uint16_t t = __builtin_bswap16(*(uint16_t *)(val));
-  if (t == 0)
-    return;
-  cfg.sleepcycle = t;
+  cfg.sleepcycle = __builtin_bswap16(*(uint16_t *)(val));
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Remote command: set sleep cycle to %d seconds",
            cfg.sleepcycle * 10);
 }