diff --git a/firmware/esp32/main/i2c.cpp b/firmware/esp32/main/i2c.cpp
index 62c4b9b..a2ca680 100644
--- a/firmware/esp32/main/i2c.cpp
+++ b/firmware/esp32/main/i2c.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 static const char* TAG = "I2C";
 
+TaskHandle_t i2c_task_handle = NULL;
+
 i2c_master_bus_handle_t bus_handle;
 i2c_master_dev_handle_t slave_handles[SLAVES_NUMBER];
 uint8_t slave_count = 0;
diff --git a/firmware/esp32/main/main.cpp b/firmware/esp32/main/main.cpp
index 1b145b2..5627dcf 100644
--- a/firmware/esp32/main/main.cpp
+++ b/firmware/esp32/main/main.cpp
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ extern "C" void app_main(void)
 
     xTaskCreate(watchdogTask, "watchdogs", 2048, NULL, configMAX_PRIORITIES-1, NULL);
     xTaskCreate(wifiTask, "wifi", 4096, NULL, configMAX_PRIORITIES-4, NULL);
-    xTaskCreate(i2cTask, "i2c", 1024, NULL, configMAX_PRIORITIES-6, NULL);
+    xTaskCreate(i2cTask, "i2c", 1024, NULL, configMAX_PRIORITIES-6, &i2c_task_handle);
 }