diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c988fc..0807b17 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 */node_modules/*
 arduino/.build/*
+npm-debug.log
diff --git a/arduino/src/sketch.ino b/arduino/src/sketch.ino
index e0d60e4..c34ed2d 100644
--- a/arduino/src/sketch.ino
+++ b/arduino/src/sketch.ino
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 RCSwitch mySwitch = RCSwitch();
 
 int mode = 0;
-int incomingByte = 0;
 boolean on = false;
 
 void setup()
@@ -15,8 +14,8 @@ void setup()
 void loop()
 {
   if(Serial.available()) {
-    incomingByte = Serial.read();
-  
+    mode = Serial.read();
+      
     switch (mode) {
       
       case 126:
@@ -39,4 +38,4 @@ void loop()
 void controlRCOutlets(const char* sCodeWord) {
   mySwitch.sendTriState(sCodeWord);
   delay(1000); 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}