diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/DisplayBoardPinController.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/DisplayBoardPinController.h
index ff7ec7f..1825636 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/DisplayBoardPinController.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/DisplayBoardPinController.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public:
   virtual void activate_displays() const = 0;
   virtual void deactivate_displays() const = 0;
 
+  virtual void initDisplay(const items::OutputDisplay &display) const = 0;
+
   virtual void write_display(const items::OutputDisplay &display) const = 0;
 
   virtual void set_pin_map(std::map<std::string, uint8_t> & pins_display) = 0;
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayBoardPinController.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayBoardPinController.cpp
index ba2a4a2..b6580a7 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayBoardPinController.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayBoardPinController.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ void DisplayBoardPinController::clear()
   std::for_each(this->pins_display_board.begin(), this->pins_display_board.end(), [](auto& pin) { write_pin(pin.second, 0); });
 }
 
+void DisplayBoardPinController::initDisplay(const items::OutputDisplay &display) const
+{
+  initialize_output_pin(display.get_address());
+
+  write_pin(display.get_address(), 0);
+}
+
 DisplayBoardPinController::DisplayBoardPinController() :
   pins_display_board{}
 {
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ void DisplayBoardPinController::set_pin_map(std::map<std::string, uint8_t> & pin
 {
   this->pins_display_board.insert(pins_display.begin(), pins_display.end());
   initialize_pins_output(0, pins_display.begin(), pins_display.end());
+  clear();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayBoardPinController.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayBoardPinController.h
index 2a371e8..ae87120 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayBoardPinController.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayBoardPinController.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "output/DisplayBoardPinController.h"
 
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace flippR_driver
 {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ public:
   explicit DisplayBoardPinController();
   ~DisplayBoardPinController() override = default;
 
+  void initDisplay(const items::OutputDisplay &display) const;
   void activate_displays() const;
   void deactivate_displays() const;
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayController.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayController.cpp
index b879f2a..2f7948f 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayController.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/detail/DisplayController.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ DisplayController::DisplayController(std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<items
     this->displays.push_back(std::dynamic_pointer_cast<items::OutputDisplay>(display.second));
   }
 
-  this->display_cycle_thread = std::thread(&DisplayController::cycle_displays, this);
+  for(auto &display : this->displays) {
+    pin_controller->initDisplay(*display);
+  }
+
   activate_displays();
 
+  this->display_cycle_thread = std::thread(&DisplayController::cycle_displays, this);
+
   CLOG(DEBUG, OUTPUT_LOGGER) << "Created DisplayController and started cycling them.";
 }