diff --git a/Controllers/CorsairHydroPlatinumController/CorsairHydroPlatinumController.cpp b/Controllers/CorsairHydroPlatinumController/CorsairHydroPlatinumController.cpp
index 11f883be..3d2af818 100644
--- a/Controllers/CorsairHydroPlatinumController/CorsairHydroPlatinumController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/CorsairHydroPlatinumController/CorsairHydroPlatinumController.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,16 @@ void CorsairHydroPlatinumController::SendColors(std::vector<RGBColor> colors, un
 
 unsigned int CorsairHydroPlatinumController::GetSequenceNumber()
 {
-    return ((sequence_number < 32) ? sequence_number++ : sequence_number = 1) << 3;
+    if(sequence_number < 31)
+    {
+        sequence_number++;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        sequence_number = 1;
+    }
+
+    return(sequence_number << 3);
 }
 
 uint8_t CorsairHydroPlatinumController::ComputePEC(const void * data, size_t size)
diff --git a/Controllers/CorsairHydroPlatinumController/CorsairHydroPlatinumController.h b/Controllers/CorsairHydroPlatinumController/CorsairHydroPlatinumController.h
index 514f6e96..e8f7be79 100644
--- a/Controllers/CorsairHydroPlatinumController/CorsairHydroPlatinumController.h
+++ b/Controllers/CorsairHydroPlatinumController/CorsairHydroPlatinumController.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private:
     std::string location;
     std::string firmware_version;
 
-    unsigned int sequence_number;
+    std::atomic<unsigned int> sequence_number;
 
     void SendMagic(const uint8_t* magic, unsigned int command);
     void SendColors(std::vector<RGBColor> colors, unsigned int start, unsigned int end, unsigned int command);