diff --git a/LEDControl.cpp b/LEDControl.cpp
index d5eeb1c7..d1a81f77 100644
--- a/LEDControl.cpp
+++ b/LEDControl.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 #include "LEDControl.h"
 
+
+
 LEDControl_::LEDControl_(void) {
+     led_off.r = 0;
+     led_off.g = 0;
+     led_off.b = 0;
+     led_steady.r = 0;
+     led_steady.g = 255;
+     led_steady.b = 0;
+     led_blue.r = 0;
+     led_blue.g = 0;
+     led_blue.b = 255;
+     led_dark_blue.r = 0;
+     led_dark_blue.g = 0;
+     led_dark_blue .b = 127;
+     led_bright_red.r = 255;
+     led_bright_red.g = 0;
+     led_bright_red.b = 0;
 
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +124,7 @@ void LEDControl_::led_compute_breath() {
     }
 
 
-    led_breathe.SetHSV(200, 255, breathe_brightness);
+    hsv_to_rgb(&led_breathe,200, 255, breathe_brightness);
 }
 
 void LEDControl_::effect_breathe_update() {
diff --git a/LEDControl.h b/LEDControl.h
index 0fc6f184..f633b3c6 100644
--- a/LEDControl.h
+++ b/LEDControl.h
@@ -32,17 +32,14 @@ class LEDControl_ {
     uint8_t pos = 0;
     void hsv_to_rgb(cRGB *cRGB, uint16_t h, uint16_t s, uint16_t v);
 
-
-
-    cRGB led_off = { .r = 0, .g = 0, .b = 0 };
-    cRGB led_steady = { .r = 0, .g = 255, .b = 0};
-    cRGB led_blue = { .r = 0, .g = 0, .b = 255 };
-    cRGB led_dark_blue = { .r = 0, .g = 0, .b = 127 };
-    cRGB led_bright_red = { .r = 255, .g = 0, .b = 0};
+    cRGB led_off;
+    cRGB led_steady;
+    cRGB led_blue;
+    cRGB led_dark_blue;
+    cRGB led_bright_red;
     cRGB led_breathe;
     cRGB rainbow;
 
-
     uint16_t rainbow_hue = 0;   //stores 0 to 614
 
     static const uint8_t rainbow_steps = 1; //number of hues we skip in a 360 range per update