diff --git a/platforms/intel-iot/joule/joule_adaptor.go b/platforms/intel-iot/joule/joule_adaptor.go
index aebcbb59..6a2bbc4b 100644
--- a/platforms/intel-iot/joule/joule_adaptor.go
+++ b/platforms/intel-iot/joule/joule_adaptor.go
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ func (e *Adaptor) PWMPin(pin string) (sysfsPin sysfs.PWMPinner, err error) {
 	sysPin := sysfsPinMap[pin]
 	if sysPin.pwmPin != -1 {
 		if e.pwmPins[sysPin.pwmPin] == nil {
-			if err = e.DigitalWrite(pin, 1); err != nil {
-				return
-			}
 			e.pwmPins[sysPin.pwmPin] = sysfs.NewPWMPin(sysPin.pwmPin)
 			if err = e.pwmPins[sysPin.pwmPin].Export(); err != nil {
 				return
diff --git a/platforms/intel-iot/joule/joule_adaptor_test.go b/platforms/intel-iot/joule/joule_adaptor_test.go
index 52cf056f..35014eef 100644
--- a/platforms/intel-iot/joule/joule_adaptor_test.go
+++ b/platforms/intel-iot/joule/joule_adaptor_test.go
@@ -180,3 +180,21 @@ func TestAdaptorPwm(t *testing.T) {
 	err = a.PwmWrite("4", 100)
 	gobottest.Assert(t, err, errors.New("Not a PWM pin"))
 }
+
+func TestAdaptorPwmPinExportError(t *testing.T) {
+	a, fs := initTestAdaptor()
+
+	delete(fs.Files, "/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip0/export")
+
+	err := a.PwmWrite("25", 100)
+	gobottest.Assert(t, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip0/export: No such file"), true)
+}
+
+func TestAdaptorPwmPinEnableError(t *testing.T) {
+	a, fs := initTestAdaptor()
+
+	delete(fs.Files, "/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip0/pwm0/enable")
+
+	err := a.PwmWrite("25", 100)
+	gobottest.Assert(t, strings.Contains(err.Error(), "/sys/class/pwm/pwmchip0/pwm0/enable: No such file"), true)
+}