diff --git a/wled00/button.cpp b/wled00/button.cpp
index 2f01fdab0..2c433a344 100644
--- a/wled00/button.cpp
+++ b/wled00/button.cpp
@@ -159,12 +159,13 @@ void handleAnalog(uint8_t b)
   // remove noise & reduce frequency of UI updates
   if (abs(int(aRead) - int(oldRead[b])) <= POT_SENSITIVITY) return;  // no significant change in reading
 
-  // wait until strip finishes updating (why: strip was not updating at the start of handleButton() but may have started during analogRead()?)
-  unsigned long wait_started = millis();
-  while(strip.isUpdating() && (millis() - wait_started < STRIP_WAIT_TIME)) {
-    delay(1);
-  }
-  if (strip.isUpdating()) return; // give up 
+  // Unomment the next lines if you still see flickering related to potentiometer
+  // This waits until strip finishes updating (why: strip was not updating at the start of handleButton() but may have started during analogRead()?)
+  //unsigned long wait_started = millis();
+  //while(strip.isUpdating() && (millis() - wait_started < STRIP_WAIT_TIME)) {
+  //  delay(1);
+  //}
+  //if (strip.isUpdating()) return; // give up 
 
   oldRead[b] = aRead;