diff --git a/wled00/presets.cpp b/wled00/presets.cpp
index 7c1ce6cc1..574d5335f 100644
--- a/wled00/presets.cpp
+++ b/wled00/presets.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ void handlePresets()
     changePreset = true;
   } else {
     if (!fdo["seg"].isNull() || !fdo["on"].isNull() || !fdo["bri"].isNull() || !fdo["nl"].isNull() || !fdo["ps"].isNull() || !fdo[F("playlist")].isNull()) changePreset = true;
-    fdo.remove("ps"); //remove load request for presets to prevent recursive crash
+    if (!(tmpMode == CALL_MODE_BUTTON_PRESET && fdo["ps"].is<const char *>() && strchr(fdo["ps"].as<const char *>(),'~') != strrchr(fdo["ps"].as<const char *>(),'~')))
+      fdo.remove("ps"); // remove load request for presets to prevent recursive crash (if not called by button and contains preset cycling string "1~5~")
     deserializeState(fdo, CALL_MODE_NO_NOTIFY, tmpPreset); // may change presetToApply by calling applyPreset()
   }
   if (!errorFlag && tmpPreset < 255 && changePreset) presetCycCurr = currentPreset = tmpPreset;