diff --git a/components/empty_i2c_component/empty_i2c_component.cpp b/components/empty_i2c_component/empty_i2c_component.cpp
index 02b5d6c..48bd6be 100644
--- a/components/empty_i2c_component/empty_i2c_component.cpp
+++ b/components/empty_i2c_component/empty_i2c_component.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ void EmptyI2CComponent::setup() {
 }
 
 void EmptyI2CComponent::loop() {
-    uint8_t data = 0x0;
-    this->write_register(0x0, &data, 0x1);
+    uint8_t data = 10;
+    this->read_register(0x0, &data, 0x1);
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "READ value: %d", data);
 }
 
 void EmptyI2CComponent::dump_config(){