diff --git a/examples/Central/LedControl/LedControl.ino b/examples/Central/LedControl/LedControl.ino
index 225ba38b..c3ca2082 100644
--- a/examples/Central/LedControl/LedControl.ino
+++ b/examples/Central/LedControl/LedControl.ino
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void setup() {
   while (!Serial);
 
   // configure the button pin as input
-  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT);
+  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT_PULLUP);
 
   // initialize the BLE hardware
   BLE.begin();
diff --git a/examples/Peripheral/ButtonLED/ButtonLED.ino b/examples/Peripheral/ButtonLED/ButtonLED.ino
index 27f74649..4567aaa8 100644
--- a/examples/Peripheral/ButtonLED/ButtonLED.ino
+++ b/examples/Peripheral/ButtonLED/ButtonLED.ino
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void setup() {
   while (!Serial);
 
   pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // use the LED as an output
-  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT); // use button pin as an input
+  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT_PULLUP); // use button pin as an input
 
   // begin initialization
   if (!BLE.begin()) {