diff --git a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/pulseio/PWMOut.c b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/pulseio/PWMOut.c
index 3172023b6b..0ac42852ae 100644
--- a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/pulseio/PWMOut.c
+++ b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/pulseio/PWMOut.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #define INDEX_EMPTY 0xFF
 
+STATIC bool not_first_reset = false;
 STATIC uint32_t reserved_timer_freq[LEDC_TIMER_MAX];
 STATIC uint8_t reserved_channels[LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX];
 STATIC bool never_reset_tim[LEDC_TIMER_MAX];
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ STATIC bool never_reset_chan[LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX];
 
 void pwmout_reset(void) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < LEDC_CHANNEL_MAX; i++ ) {
-        if (reserved_channels[i] != INDEX_EMPTY) {
+        if (reserved_channels[i] != INDEX_EMPTY && not_first_reset) {
             ledc_stop(LEDC_LOW_SPEED_MODE, i, 0);
         }
         if (!never_reset_chan[i]) {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ void pwmout_reset(void) {
             reserved_timer_freq[i] = 0;
         }
     }
+    not_first_reset = true;
 }
 
 pwmout_result_t common_hal_pulseio_pwmout_construct(pulseio_pwmout_obj_t* self,
diff --git a/supervisor/shared/rgb_led_status.c b/supervisor/shared/rgb_led_status.c
index 1de745a567..b66bbd9d56 100644
--- a/supervisor/shared/rgb_led_status.c
+++ b/supervisor/shared/rgb_led_status.c
@@ -387,20 +387,22 @@ void prep_rgb_status_animation(const pyexec_result_t* result,
     if (!status->ok) {
         status->total_exception_cycle = EXCEPTION_TYPE_LENGTH_MS * 3 + LINE_NUMBER_TOGGLE_LENGTH * status->digit_sum + LINE_NUMBER_TOGGLE_LENGTH * num_places;
     }
-    if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_IndentationError)) {
-        status->exception_color = INDENTATION_ERROR;
-    } else if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_SyntaxError)) {
-        status->exception_color = SYNTAX_ERROR;
-    } else if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_NameError)) {
-        status->exception_color = NAME_ERROR;
-    } else if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_OSError)) {
-        status->exception_color = OS_ERROR;
-    } else if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_ValueError)) {
-        status->exception_color = VALUE_ERROR;
-    } else if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_MpyError)) {
-        status->exception_color = MPY_ERROR;
-    } else {
-        status->exception_color = OTHER_ERROR;
+    if (result->exception_type) {
+        if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_IndentationError)) {
+            status->exception_color = INDENTATION_ERROR;
+        } else if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_SyntaxError)) {
+            status->exception_color = SYNTAX_ERROR;
+        } else if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_NameError)) {
+            status->exception_color = NAME_ERROR;
+        } else if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_OSError)) {
+            status->exception_color = OS_ERROR;
+        } else if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_ValueError)) {
+            status->exception_color = VALUE_ERROR;
+        } else if (mp_obj_is_subclass_fast(result->exception_type, &mp_type_MpyError)) {
+            status->exception_color = MPY_ERROR;
+        } else {
+            status->exception_color = OTHER_ERROR;
+        }
     }
     #endif
 }