diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index dc310f44f..733c9b4e1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -417,8 +417,12 @@ void setup()
         io.digitalWrite(EXPANDS_DISP_EN, HIGH);
         delay(1);
         io.pinMode(EXPANDS_TOUCH_RST, OUTPUT);
+        io.digitalWrite(EXPANDS_TOUCH_RST, LOW);
+        delay(20);
         io.digitalWrite(EXPANDS_TOUCH_RST, HIGH);
-        delay(1);
+        delay(60);
+        io.pinMode(EXPANDS_LORA_RF_SW, OUTPUT);
+        io.digitalWrite(EXPANDS_LORA_RF_SW, HIGH); // set RF switch to built-in LoRa antenna
         // io.pinMode(EXPANDS_SD_DET, INPUT);
     } else {
         LOG_ERROR("io expander initialisation failed!");
diff --git a/variants/esp32s3/t-watch-ultra/pins_arduino.h b/variants/esp32s3/t-watch-ultra/pins_arduino.h
index fda694081..18d029ef8 100644
--- a/variants/esp32s3/t-watch-ultra/pins_arduino.h
+++ b/variants/esp32s3/t-watch-ultra/pins_arduino.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ static const uint8_t SCK = 35;
 #define EXPANDS_DISP_EN (7)
 #define EXPANDS_TOUCH_RST (8)
 #define EXPANDS_SD_DET (10)
+#define EXPANDS_LORA_RF_SW (11)
 
 // Peripheral definition exists
 #define USING_XL9555_EXPANDS