diff --git a/src/internal/NeoUtil.h b/src/internal/NeoUtil.h
index 53afc57..f67aed2 100644
--- a/src/internal/NeoUtil.h
+++ b/src/internal/NeoUtil.h
@@ -26,6 +26,24 @@ License along with NeoPixel.  If not, see
 
 #pragma once
 
+#ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
+#if defined NDEBUG || defined CONFIG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_ASSERTIONS_SILENT
+#define ESP_ERROR_CHECK_WITHOUT_ABORT_SILENT_TIMEOUT(x) ({                                         \
+        esp_err_t err_rc_ = (x);                                                    \
+        err_rc_;                                                                    \
+    })
+#else
+#define ESP_ERROR_CHECK_WITHOUT_ABORT_SILENT_TIMEOUT(x) ({                                         \
+        esp_err_t err_rc_ = (x);                                                    \
+        if (unlikely(err_rc_ != ESP_OK && err_rc_ != ESP_ERR_TIMEOUT)) {                                          \
+            _esp_error_check_failed_without_abort(err_rc_, __FILE__, __LINE__,      \
+                                                  __ASSERT_FUNC, #x);               \
+        }                                                                           \
+        err_rc_;                                                                    \
+    })
+#endif // NDEBUG
+#endif // ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
+
 // some platforms do not come with STL or properly defined one, specifically functional
 // if you see...
 // undefined reference to `std::__throw_bad_function_call()'
diff --git a/src/internal/methods/NeoEsp32RmtMethod.h b/src/internal/methods/NeoEsp32RmtMethod.h
index 77aee61..02a00d3 100644
--- a/src/internal/methods/NeoEsp32RmtMethod.h
+++ b/src/internal/methods/NeoEsp32RmtMethod.h
@@ -595,10 +595,9 @@ public:
         free(_dataSending);
     }
 
-
     bool IsReadyToUpdate() const
     {
-        return (ESP_OK == ESP_ERROR_CHECK_WITHOUT_ABORT(rmt_wait_tx_done(_channel.RmtChannelNumber, 0)));
+        return (ESP_OK == ESP_ERROR_CHECK_WITHOUT_ABORT_SILENT_TIMEOUT(rmt_wait_tx_done(_channel.RmtChannelNumber, 0)));
     }
 
     void Initialize()