diff --git a/esphome/components/lightwaverf/__init__.py b/esphome/components/lightwaverf/__init__.py
index 46c400cb0e..76eabc2b71 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lightwaverf/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/lightwaverf/__init__.py
@@ -61,15 +61,13 @@ async def send_raw_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
     paren = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ID])
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg, paren)
 
-    repeats = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_REPEAT], args, int)
-    inverted = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_INVERTED], args, bool)
-    pulse_length = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_PULSE_LENGTH], args, int)
-    code = config[CONF_CODE]
-
-    cg.add(var.set_repeats(repeats))
-    cg.add(var.set_inverted(inverted))
-    cg.add(var.set_pulse_length(pulse_length))
-    cg.add(var.set_data(code))
+    template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_REPEAT], args, cg.int_)
+    cg.add(var.set_repeat(template_))
+    template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_INVERTED], args, cg.int_)
+    cg.add(var.set_inverted(template_))
+    template_ = await cg.templatable(config[CONF_PULSE_LENGTH], args, cg.int_)
+    cg.add(var.set_pulse_length(template_))
+    cg.add(var.set_code(config[CONF_CODE]))
     return var
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/lightwaverf/lightwaverf.h b/esphome/components/lightwaverf/lightwaverf.h
index ee4e91e9d1..6210e6b5d4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/lightwaverf/lightwaverf.h
+++ b/esphome/components/lightwaverf/lightwaverf.h
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ template<typename... Ts> class SendRawAction : public Action<Ts...> {
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(int, inverted);
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(int, pulse_length);
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(std::vector<uint8_t>, code);
-
-  void set_repeats(const int &data) { repeat_ = data; }
-  void set_inverted(const int &data) { inverted_ = data; }
-  void set_pulse_length(const int &data) { pulse_length_ = data; }
-  void set_data(const std::vector<uint8_t> &data) { code_ = data; }
+  void set_code(std::initializer_list<uint8_t> data) { this->code_ = std::vector<uint8_t>(data); }
 
   void play(const Ts &...x) {
     int repeats = this->repeat_.value(x...);