diff --git a/components/tc_bus/tc_bus.h b/components/tc_bus/tc_bus.h
index 924db25..92f59af 100644
--- a/components/tc_bus/tc_bus.h
+++ b/components/tc_bus/tc_bus.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace esphome
                 bool programming_mode_ = false;
 
                 bool reading_eeprom_ = false;
-                bool reading_eeprom_count_ = 0;
+                uint8_t reading_eeprom_count_ = 0;
                 std::vector<uint8_t> eeprom_buffer_;
         };