diff --git a/hosts/yarn/forza-trigger/forza_trigger.py b/hosts/yarn/forza-trigger/forza_trigger.py
index f20bfd6..ddea9db 100644
--- a/hosts/yarn/forza-trigger/forza_trigger.py
+++ b/hosts/yarn/forza-trigger/forza_trigger.py
@@ -777,17 +777,18 @@ def run(host: str, port: int, exit_on_idle: bool = False) -> int:
             if in_race:
                 handle_throttle(controller, pkt, state)
                 handle_brake(controller, pkt, state)
-            else:
-                # On the in-race → menu transition, partial-reset state so
-                # the next race resumption gets clean EWMA cells, fresh slip
-                # flags (so the cold-start fix at handle_throttle/brake
-                # re-fires), and a redrawn lightbar. Edge-only — repeated
-                # menu packets shouldn't keep clearing state.
-                if state.last_in_race:
-                    state.reset()
-                reset_triggers(controller)
+                apply_lightbar(controller, pkt, state, in_race=True)
+            elif state.last_in_race:
+                # in-race → menu edge: one-shot reset of state, triggers,
+                # and lightbar. We do NOT touch the controller again until
+                # the next in-race packet. Doing per-packet writes between
+                # races causes audible clicks on the trigger actuator —
+                # every HID OUT report (even the ones that look idempotent
+                # via library dedup) re-encodes the trigger config and the
+                # firmware reacts on receipt.
+                state.reset()
+                reset_all(controller)
             state.last_in_race = in_race
-            apply_lightbar(controller, pkt, state, in_race)
     finally:
         try:
             reset_all(controller)