diff --git a/switch.js b/switch.js
index 79bcfe3..6395ff3 100644
--- a/switch.js
+++ b/switch.js
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@
-function initialize() {
-  Shelly.call("Switch.GetStatus",
-    { id: CONFIG.switchId },
-    function (res, error_code, error_msg, ud) {
-      print("Initializing... current switch state is:", res.output)
-      switchIsOpen = res.output;
-      runLoop();
-    },
-    null
-  );
-}
-
 function runLoop() {
   let alertTimer = Timer.set(
       CONFIG.pollingInterval,
@@ -19,7 +7,7 @@ function runLoop() {
             { method: "POST", url: CONFIG.pollingUrl, body: '{"801":{"170":null}}', timeout: 10 },
             function (res, error_code, error_msg, ud) {
               print("errors-http-post:", error_code, error_msg);
-              if (error_code === 0) { // do this so that during timeout no crash
+              if (error_code === 0) {
                 let parsedBody = JSON.parse(res.body);
                 let production = parsedBody["801"]["170"]["101"];
                 let consumption = parsedBody["801"]["170"]["110"];
@@ -69,6 +57,7 @@ let CONFIG = {
   chargingConsumption: 2100,
 };
 
-let switchIsOpen;
+let switchIsOpen = Shelly.getComponentStatus("switch:0").output;
+print("Initialized switchIsOpen with:", switchIsOpen);
 
-initialize();
+runLoop();