diff --git a/components/dht22/dht22.c b/components/dht22/dht22.c
index 2130de5..2e3dedd 100644
--- a/components/dht22/dht22.c
+++ b/components/dht22/dht22.c
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ void dht22_handle_error(dht22_error e) {
 uint32_t wait_for_signal_to_change_from(int signal_level) {
   uint64_t start_time = esp_timer_get_time();
   uint64_t next_time = start_time;
+  /*
+  A vague attempt at "waiting" until the pin comes some kind of level
+  if (gpio_get_level(CONFIG_DHT22_DATA_GPIO) != signal_level) {
+    ets_delay_us(15);
 
+  }
+  */
   while (gpio_get_level(CONFIG_DHT22_DATA_GPIO) == signal_level) {
     next_time = esp_timer_get_time();
     if ((next_time - start_time) >= 1000 * 10) {
@@ -95,9 +101,9 @@ dht22_error dht22_read() {
    *     - if 26-28us -> 0 bit
    *     - if 70us -> 1 bit
    */
-  portENABLE_INTERRUPTS();
-  for (int byte_i = 4; byte_i >= 0; byte_i--) {
-    for (int bit_i = 0; bit_i <= 8; bit_i++) {
+  //portENABLE_INTERRUPTS();
+  for (int byte_i = 0; byte_i <= 4; byte_i++) {
+    for (int bit_i = 7; bit_i >= 0; bit_i--) {
 
       elapsed_time = wait_for_signal_to_change_from(0);
       if (elapsed_time == DHT22_TIMEOUT_ERROR) {
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ dht22_error dht22_read() {
       if (elapsed_time < 60 || elapsed_time > 80) {
         data[byte_i] |= (1 << bit_i);
       }
-      ESP_LOGE(TAG, "elapsed_time: %lu", elapsed_time);
+      //ESP_LOGE(TAG, "bit: %i, byte: %i, elapsed_time: %lu", bit_i, byte_i, elapsed_time);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/main/main.c b/main/main.c
index 4078799..30977c9 100644
--- a/main/main.c
+++ b/main/main.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ my_dht22_data ten_minute_rolling_average;
 uint32_t num_samples_last_ten_mins = 0;
 
 void read_from_dht22() {
+  // From datasheet:
+  // Don't start within 1 second of powering on
+  // vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(2000)); FIXME - still doesn't actually fix the problem though
   while (run_dht) {
     // Data reading is based on time, so need to block interrups etc
     // I _think_ these are freeRTOS task interrupts - I wonder if
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ void app_main(void) {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DHT22_ENABLED
   xTaskCreate(read_from_dht22, "DHT22",
-              4 * 1024, // honestly I have _no_ idea
+              8 * 1024, // honestly I have _no_ idea
               NULL,
               5, // no idea either
               &dht22_handle);