diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/items/Lamp.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/items/Lamp.cpp
index 71d41e0..9183d68 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/items/Lamp.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/items/Lamp.cpp
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ namespace output
 namespace items
 {
 
-Lamp::Lamp(std::shared_ptr<utility::IOutputGPIOInterface> output_gpio_interface, unsigned int i2c_address, unsigned int address, unsigned int data_pin, std::string name, bool activated)
+Lamp::Lamp(std::shared_ptr<utility::IOutputGPIOInterface> output_gpio_interface, unsigned int i2c_address, unsigned int address, unsigned int data_pin, std::string name)
 :
 OutputItem(output_gpio_interface, address, i2c_address, data_pin, name),
-activated(activated)
+activated(false)
 {}
 
 void Lamp::activate()
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/items/Lamp.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/items/Lamp.h
index 58ff2d2..75f2349 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/output/items/Lamp.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/output/items/Lamp.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace items
 class Lamp : public OutputItem, ILamp
 {
 public:
-  Lamp(std::shared_ptr<utility::IOutputGPIOInterface> output_gpio_interface, unsigned int address, unsigned int i2c_address, unsigned int data_pin, std::string name, bool activated = false);
+  Lamp(std::shared_ptr<utility::IOutputGPIOInterface> output_gpio_interface, unsigned int address, unsigned int i2c_address, unsigned int data_pin, std::string name);
   virtual ~Lamp() = default;
 
   void activate();