diff --git a/Controllers/CorsairHydroController/CorsairHydroController.cpp b/Controllers/CorsairHydroController/CorsairHydroController.cpp
index a24c4eed..b548a7a6 100644
--- a/Controllers/CorsairHydroController/CorsairHydroController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/CorsairHydroController/CorsairHydroController.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 CorsairHydroController::CorsairHydroController(libusb_device_handle* dev_handle)
 {
     dev = dev_handle;
-    
+
+    SendInit();
+
     SendFirmwareRequest();
 }
 
@@ -66,4 +68,10 @@ void CorsairHydroController::SendApply()
 
     libusb_bulk_transfer(dev, 0x01, usb_buf, 2, &actual, 1000);
     libusb_bulk_transfer(dev, 0x81, usb_buf, 3, &actual, 1000);
+}
+
+void CorsairHydroController::SendInit()
+{
+    libusb_control_transfer( dev, 0x40, 0x00, 0xffff, 0x0000, NULL, 0, 0 );
+    libusb_control_transfer( dev, 0x40, 0x02, 0x0002, 0x0000, NULL, 0, 0 );
 }
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diff --git a/Controllers/CorsairHydroController/CorsairHydroController.h b/Controllers/CorsairHydroController/CorsairHydroController.h
index aedd0ecd..e8591c44 100644
--- a/Controllers/CorsairHydroController/CorsairHydroController.h
+++ b/Controllers/CorsairHydroController/CorsairHydroController.h
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ private:
 
     void            SendApply();
     void            SendFirmwareRequest();
+    void            SendInit();
 };