diff --git a/GITHUB_SHA.h b/GITHUB_SHA.h
index 5588243..a9ab348 100644
--- a/GITHUB_SHA.h
+++ b/GITHUB_SHA.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define GITHUB_SHA "devel-202404051830Z"
+#define GITHUB_SHA "devel-202404061747Z"
diff --git a/TrackManager.cpp b/TrackManager.cpp
index 06b6a18..d66b999 100644
--- a/TrackManager.cpp
+++ b/TrackManager.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 	    if (track[t]->getMode()==findmode)	\
                 track[t]->function;
 
-MotorDriver * TrackManager::track[MAX_TRACKS];
-int16_t TrackManager::trackDCAddr[MAX_TRACKS];
+MotorDriver * TrackManager::track[MAX_TRACKS] = { NULL };
+int16_t TrackManager::trackDCAddr[MAX_TRACKS] = { 0 };
 
 int8_t TrackManager::lastTrack=-1;
 bool TrackManager::progTrackSyncMain=false; 
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ bool TrackManager::setTrackMode(byte trackToSet, TRACK_MODE mode, int16_t dcAddr
     } else {
       track[trackToSet]->makeProgTrack(false); // only the prog track knows it's type
     }
-    track[trackToSet]->setMode(mode);
 
     // When a track is switched, we must clear any side effects of its previous 
     // state, otherwise trains run away or just dont move.
@@ -259,8 +258,13 @@ bool TrackManager::setTrackMode(byte trackToSet, TRACK_MODE mode, int16_t dcAddr
     // This can be done BEFORE the PWM-Timer evaluation (methinks)
     if (mode & TRACK_MODE_DC) {
       if (trackDCAddr[trackToSet] != dcAddr) {
-	// if we change dcAddr, detach first old signal
-	track[trackToSet]->detachDCSignal();
+	// new or changed DC Addr, run the new setup
+	if (trackDCAddr[trackToSet] != 0) {
+	  // if we change dcAddr and not only
+	  // change from another mode,
+	  // first detach old DC signal
+	  track[trackToSet]->detachDCSignal();
+	}
 #ifdef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
 	int trackfound = -1;
 	FOR_EACH_TRACK(t) {
@@ -285,7 +289,9 @@ bool TrackManager::setTrackMode(byte trackToSet, TRACK_MODE mode, int16_t dcAddr
       // DCC tracks need to have set the PWM to zero or they will not work.
       track[trackToSet]->detachDCSignal();
       track[trackToSet]->setBrake(false);
+      trackDCAddr[trackToSet]=0; // clear that an addr is set for DC as this is not a DC track
     }
+    track[trackToSet]->setMode(mode);
 
     // BOOST:
     //  Leave it as is
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 6f25b47..2af0a55 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 
 #include "StringFormatter.h"
 
-#define VERSION "5.2.44"
-// 5.2.44 - ESP32 fix PWM LEDC inverted pin mode
+#define VERSION "5.2.45"
+// 5.2.45 - ESP32 Trackmanager reset cab number to 0 when track is not DC
+//          ESP32 fix PWM LEDC inverted pin mode
 //          ESP32 rewrite PWM LEDC to use pin mux
 // 5.2.42 - ESP32 Bugfix: Uninitialized stack variable
 // 5.2.41 - Update rotary encoder default address to 0x67