diff --git a/src/mraa.c b/src/mraa.c
index 12180b2..8831bc2 100644
--- a/src/mraa.c
+++ b/src/mraa.c
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ mraa_setup_mux_mapped(mraa_pin_t meta)
         if (mux_i == NULL) {
             return MRAA_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
         }
-        if (mraa_gpio_dir(mux_i, MRAA_GPIO_OUT) != MRAA_SUCCESS) {
-            mraa_gpio_close(mux_i);
-            return MRAA_ERROR_UNSPECIFIED;
-        }
+        // this function will sometimes fail, however this is not critical as
+        // long as the write succeeds - Test case galileo gen2 pin2
+        mraa_gpio_dir(mux_i, MRAA_GPIO_OUT);
+
         if (mraa_gpio_write(mux_i, meta.mux[mi].value) != MRAA_SUCCESS) {
             mraa_gpio_close(mux_i);
             return MRAA_ERROR_INVALID_RESOURCE;