diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox_ez/keymaps/default/config.h b/keyboards/ergodox_ez/keymaps/default/config.h
index 850848c0..e2e2c6bd 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox_ez/keymaps/default/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox_ez/keymaps/default/config.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include "config_common.h"
 
-#define RGBLIGHT_COLOR_LAYER_0 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF
+// #define RGBLIGHT_COLOR_LAYER_0 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF
 #define RGBLIGHT_COLOR_LAYER_1 0xFF, 0x00, 0x00
 #define RGBLIGHT_COLOR_LAYER_2 0x00, 0xFF, 0x00
 #define RGBLIGHT_COLOR_LAYER_3 0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00
diff --git a/keyboards/ergodox_ez/keymaps/default/keymap.c b/keyboards/ergodox_ez/keymaps/default/keymap.c
index ccb4ae3a..e0f6e21b 100644
--- a/keyboards/ergodox_ez/keymaps/default/keymap.c
+++ b/keyboards/ergodox_ez/keymaps/default/keymap.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ uint32_t layer_state_set_user(uint32_t state) {
     case 0:
       #ifdef RGBLIGHT_COLOR_LAYER_0
         rgblight_setrgb(RGBLIGHT_COLOR_LAYER_0);
+      #else
+        rgblight_init();
       #endif
       break;
     case 1: