From d9154e3a29b776e5c5817f46509a32163d231a66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oliver Kleinecke <okleinecke@web.de>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 09:22:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update mcp4461_output.cpp

---
 esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp
index 5511512e06..d38b991cbf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/output/mcp4461_output.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void Mcp4461Wiper::set_initial_value(float initial_value) {
       this->initial_value_ = static_cast<uint16_t>(initial_value * 1000);
       // Use the value
       ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting initial value %" PRIu16 "", *this->initial_value_);
-      this->state_ = this->initial_value_;
+      this->state_ = *this->initial_value_;
       this->parent_->set_wiper_level(this->wiper_, *this->initial_value_);
     } else {
       ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "No (valid) initial value set, retaining previous wiper level.");