diff --git a/wled00/dmx.cpp b/wled00/dmx.cpp
index c2a8d9b6..6febf1ec 100644
--- a/wled00/dmx.cpp
+++ b/wled00/dmx.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ void initDMX() {}
 void handleDMXInput() {
   dmx.update();
   dmx.read(1); // TODO - handle code
-  DEBUG_PRINTF("DMX channel 1 = %u", dmx.read(1)); // TODO: remove from final code
+  handleDMXData(1, 512, e131_data, 1, REALTIME_MODE_DMX);
+  DEBUG_PRINTF("DMX channel 1 = %u\n", dmx.read(1)); // TODO: remove from final code
 }
 #endif
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diff --git a/wled00/e131.cpp b/wled00/e131.cpp
index e4c3fabb..057e354d 100644
--- a/wled00/e131.cpp
+++ b/wled00/e131.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ void handleE131Packet(e131_packet_t* p, IPAddress clientIP, byte protocol){
     handleDDPPacket(p);
     return;
   }
-
+  handleDMXData(uni, dmxChannels, e131_data, seq, mde);
+}
+void handleDMXData(uint16_t uni, uint16_t dmxChannels, uint8_t* e131_data, uint8_t seq, uint8_t mde) {
   #ifdef WLED_ENABLE_DMX
   // does not act on out-of-order packets yet
   if (e131ProxyUniverse > 0 && uni == e131ProxyUniverse) {