diff --git a/boards/default_src/micropython/generators/communicate.js b/boards/default_src/micropython/generators/communicate.js
index 910c59d9..86f558d8 100644
--- a/boards/default_src/micropython/generators/communicate.js
+++ b/boards/default_src/micropython/generators/communicate.js
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ export const communicate_ir_recv_init = function (block, generator) {
     var sub = generator.valueToCode(this, 'SUB', generator.ORDER_ATOMIC);
     if (sub == "" && bit == "RC5") {
         var code = "ir_rx = irremote.RC5_RX(" + pin + ")\n";
+    }else if (bit == "RC5"){
+        var code = "ir_rx = irremote.RC5_RX(" + pin + ", " + sub + ")\n";
     }
     else if (sub == "") {
         var code = "ir_rx = irremote.NEC_RX(" + pin + ", " + bit + ")\n";