diff --git a/lib/light.js b/lib/light.js
index bd7bd9cb6..d483c545e 100644
--- a/lib/light.js
+++ b/lib/light.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ var Controllers = {
 
         opts.address = address;
 
-        this.io.i2cConfig();
+        this.io.i2cConfig(opts);
 
         // Write the "power on" byte to the control register
         this.io.i2cWriteReg(address, this.REGISTER.CONTROL, 0x03);
@@ -131,43 +131,49 @@ var Controllers = {
         // Configure the timing and gain
         this.io.i2cWriteReg(address, this.REGISTER.TIMING, timing);
 
-        this.io.i2cRead(address, this.REGISTER.READ, 4, function(data) {
-          var ch0 = int16(data[1], data[0]);
-          var ch1 = int16(data[3], data[2]);
-          var value = 0;
-          var ratio = 0;
+        var read = function() {
+          this.io.i2cReadOnce(address, this.REGISTER.READ, 4, function(data) {
+            var ch0 = int16(data[1], data[0]);
+            var ch1 = int16(data[3], data[2]);
+            var value = 0;
+            var ratio = 0;
 
-          // http://www.adafruit.com/datasheets/TSL2561.pdf
-          // Page 23
-          if (ch0 === 0xFFFF || ch1 === 0xFFFF) {
-            value = 0;
-          } else {
-
-            ratio = ch1 / ch0;
-
-            ch0 *= 402 / iMs;
-            ch1 *= 402 / iMs;
+            // http://www.adafruit.com/datasheets/TSL2561.pdf
+            // Page 23
+            if (ch0 === 0xFFFF || ch1 === 0xFFFF) {
+              value = 0;
+            } else {
 
-            if (!gain) {
-              ch0 *= 16;
-              ch1 *= 16;
+              ratio = ch1 / ch0;
+
+              ch0 *= 402 / iMs;
+              ch1 *= 402 / iMs;
+
+              if (!gain) {
+                ch0 *= 16;
+                ch1 *= 16;
+              }
+
+              if (ratio < 0.5) {
+                value = 0.0304 * ch0 - 0.062 * ch0 * Math.pow(ratio, 1.4);
+              } else if (ratio < 0.61) {
+                value = 0.0224 * ch0 - 0.031 * ch1;
+              } else if (ratio < 0.80) {
+                value = 0.0128 * ch0 - 0.0153 * ch1;
+              } else if (ratio < 1.30) {
+                value = 0.00146 * ch0 - 0.00112 * ch1;
+              } else {
+                value = 0;
+              }
             }
 
-            if (ratio < 0.5) {
-              value = 0.0304 * ch0 - 0.062 * ch0 * Math.pow(ratio, 1.4);
-            } else if (ratio < 0.61) {
-              value = 0.0224 * ch0 - 0.031 * ch1;
-            } else if (ratio < 0.80) {
-              value = 0.0128 * ch0 - 0.0153 * ch1;
-            } else if (ratio < 1.30) {
-              value = 0.00146 * ch0 - 0.00112 * ch1;
-            } else {
-              value = 0;
-            }
-          }
+            dataHandler(value);
 
-          dataHandler(value);
-        });
+            setTimeout(read, iMs);
+          });
+        }.bind(this);
+
+        read();
       }
     },
     toIntensityLevel: {