diff --git a/runSchedule.js b/runSchedule.js
index 5b0c4a0..3bcbf81 100644
--- a/runSchedule.js
+++ b/runSchedule.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const DEBUG = !!process.env["DEBUG"];
 
 //Let's setup our connections to our physical hardware devices.
 let ledRed = new Gpio(12, {mode: Gpio.OUTPUT});
+ledRed.hardwarePwmWrite(HZ, 0);
 let ledGreen = new Gpio(13, {mode: Gpio.OUTPUT});
 let napButton = new Gpio(6, {mode: Gpio.INPUT, pullUpDown: Gpio.PUD_UP, alert: true });
 napButton.glitchFilter(10000);
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ function render()  {
 		case "green":
 			if(ledRed.getPwmDutyCycle()) {
         DEBUG && console.log("Turning off Red LED.");
-				return ledRed.digitalWrite(0);
+				return ledRed.hardwarePwmWrite(0);
 			}
       if(!ledGreen.digitalRead()) {
         DEBUG && console.log("Turning on Green LED.");