diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index a2e3232ee..0573ea829 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2023-11-09
+ - force gpio_pad_select_gpio in dac_controlset in case somebody uses UART gpio's (or other pre-programmed)
+ 
 2023-11-08
  - execute dac_controlset even whne there is no i2s (for gpio)
  
diff --git a/components/squeezelite/external/dac_external.c b/components/squeezelite/external/dac_external.c
index 738979081..66777bef3 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/external/dac_external.c
+++ b/components/squeezelite/external/dac_external.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ bool i2c_json_execute(char *set) {
         if ((action = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(item, "gpio")) != NULL) {
             cJSON *level = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(item, "level");
             ESP_LOGI(TAG, "set GPIO %d at %d", action->valueint, level->valueint);
+            if (action->valueint < GPIO_NUM_MAX) gpio_pad_select_gpio(action->valueint);
             gpio_set_direction_x(action->valueint, GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT);
             gpio_set_level_x(action->valueint, level->valueint);
             continue;