diff --git a/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h b/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h
index 54a2229f..21ae6547 100644
--- a/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h
+++ b/usermods/audioreactive/audio_reactive.h
@@ -1853,16 +1853,16 @@ class AudioReactive : public Usermod {
       oappend(SET_F("addOption(dd,'Send',1);"));
       oappend(SET_F("addOption(dd,'Receive',2);"));
       oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:type',1,'<i>requires reboot!</i>');"));  // 0 is field type, 1 is actual field
-      oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',0,'I2S Serial Data (SD / DATA / DOUT) ');"));
-      oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',1,'I2S Left/Right Clock (WS / CLK / LRCK)');"));
-      oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',2,'I2S Serial Clock (SCK / BCLK)');"));
+      oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',0,'I2S Serial Data: SD / DOUT /DATA');"));
+      oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',1,'I2S Left/Right Clock: WS / LRCK / CLK');"));
+      oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',2,'I2S Serial Clock: SCK / BCLK');"));
       #if !defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2) && !defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3) && !defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3)
-        oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',3,'I2S Master CLK <br/><i>only use -1, 0, 1 or 3 for MCLK</i>');"));
+        oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',3,'MCLK - I2S Master CLK<br/><i>only use -1, 0, 1 or 3 for MCLK</i>');"));
       #else
-        oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',3,'I2S Master CLK');"));
+        oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',3,'MCLK - I2S Master CLK');"));
       #endif
-      oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',4,'I2C SDA');"));
-      oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',5,'I2C SCL');"));
+      oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',4,'ES7243 I2C: SDA');"));
+      oappend(SET_F("addInfo('AudioReactive:digitalmic:pin[]',5,'ES7243 I2C: SCL');"));
     }
 
 
diff --git a/usermods/audioreactive/audio_source.h b/usermods/audioreactive/audio_source.h
index 526d0689..50627dc5 100644
--- a/usermods/audioreactive/audio_source.h
+++ b/usermods/audioreactive/audio_source.h
@@ -420,9 +420,16 @@ public:
     };
 
     void initialize(int8_t sdaPin, int8_t sclPin, int8_t i2swsPin, int8_t i2ssdPin, int8_t i2sckPin, int8_t mclkPin) {
+      // check that pins are valid
+      if ((sdaPin < 0) || (sclPin < 0)) {
+        DEBUGSR_PRINTF("\nAR: invalid ES7243 I2C pins: SDA=%d, SCL=%d\n", sdaPin, sclPin); 
+        return;
+      }
       // Reserve SDA and SCL pins of the I2C interface
-      if (!pinManager.allocatePin(sdaPin, true, PinOwner::HW_I2C) ||
-          !pinManager.allocatePin(sclPin, true, PinOwner::HW_I2C)) {
+      PinManagerPinType es7243Pins[2] = { { sdaPin, true }, { sclPin, true } };
+      if (!pinManager.allocateMultiplePins(es7243Pins, 2, PinOwner::HW_I2C)) {
+        pinManager.deallocateMultiplePins(es7243Pins, 2, PinOwner::HW_I2C);
+        DEBUGSR_PRINTF("\nAR: Failed to allocate ES7243 I2C pins: SDA=%d, SCL=%d\n", sdaPin, sclPin); 
         return;
       }
 
@@ -436,8 +443,8 @@ public:
 
     void deinitialize() {
       // Release SDA and SCL pins of the I2C interface
-      pinManager.deallocatePin(pin_ES7243_SDA, PinOwner::HW_I2C);
-      pinManager.deallocatePin(pin_ES7243_SCL, PinOwner::HW_I2C);
+      PinManagerPinType es7243Pins[2] = { { pin_ES7243_SDA, true }, { pin_ES7243_SCL, true } };
+      pinManager.deallocateMultiplePins(es7243Pins, 2, PinOwner::HW_I2C);
       I2SSource::deinitialize();
     }
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 32506e08..5d557727 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 // version code in format yymmddb (b = daily build)
-#define VERSION 2211181
+#define VERSION 2211191
 
 //uncomment this if you have a "my_config.h" file you'd like to use
 //#define WLED_USE_MY_CONFIG