diff --git a/components/empty_i2c_component/empty_i2c_component.cpp b/components/empty_i2c_component/empty_i2c_component.cpp
index c005daf..4281d96 100644
--- a/components/empty_i2c_component/empty_i2c_component.cpp
+++ b/components/empty_i2c_component/empty_i2c_component.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "empty_i2c_component.h"
+#include <Arduino.h>
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace empty_i2c_component {
@@ -7,13 +8,14 @@ namespace empty_i2c_component {
 static const char *TAG = "empty_i2c_component.component";
 
 void EmptyI2CComponent::setup() {
-    this->write_register(0x0, 0x1, 0x1);
 }
 
 void EmptyI2CComponent::loop() {
-    this->write_register(0x0, 0x1, 0x1);
+    uint8_t data = 0x1;
+    this->write_register(0x0, &data, 0x1);
     delay(1000);
-    this->write_register(0x0, 0x0, 0x1);
+    data = 0x0;
+    this->write_register(0x0, &data, 0x1);
     delay(1000);
 }