diff --git a/wled00/bus_manager.cpp b/wled00/bus_manager.cpp
index bd1d9bf8..0dad3ffc 100644
--- a/wled00/bus_manager.cpp
+++ b/wled00/bus_manager.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ void BusPwm::setPixelColor(uint16_t pix, uint32_t c) {
 //does no index check
 uint32_t BusPwm::getPixelColor(uint16_t pix) {
   if (!_valid) return 0;
+#if 1
+  // WLEDMM stick with the old code - we don't have cctICused
+  return RGBW32(_data[0], _data[1], _data[2], _data[3]);
+#else
   // TODO getting the reverse from CCT is involved (a quick approximation when CCT blending is ste to 0 implemented)
   switch (_type) {
     case TYPE_ANALOG_1CH: //one channel (white), relies on auto white calculation
@@ -325,6 +329,7 @@ uint32_t BusPwm::getPixelColor(uint16_t pix) {
       return RGBW32(_data[0], _data[1], _data[2], 0);
   }
   return RGBW32(_data[0], _data[0], _data[0], _data[0]);
+#endif
 }
 
 void BusPwm::show() {
diff --git a/wled00/bus_wrapper.h b/wled00/bus_wrapper.h
index 87bc7806..327da0ad 100644
--- a/wled00/bus_wrapper.h
+++ b/wled00/bus_wrapper.h
@@ -390,10 +390,12 @@ class PolyBus {
   };
   static void* create(uint8_t busType, uint8_t* pins, uint16_t len, uint8_t channel, uint16_t clock_kHz = 0U) {
     #if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) && !(defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2) || defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3) || defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3))
+    #if defined(WLEDMM_FASTPATH) && !defined(WLEDMM_SLOWPATH) // WLEDMM only for fastpath builds
     // NOTE: "channel" is only used on ESP32 (and its variants) for RMT channel allocation
     // since 0.15.0-b3 I2S1 is favoured for classic ESP32 and moved to position 0 (channel 0) so we need to subtract 1 for correct RMT allocation
     if (channel > 0) channel--; // accommodate I2S1 which is used as 1st bus on classic ESP32
     #endif
+    #endif
     void* busPtr = nullptr;
     switch (busType) {
       case I_NONE: break;