diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs b/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
index 738d4ba..77f2208 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/core/events.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ pub enum Event {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Status {
+    Starting,
     WifiAccessPoint,
     WifiAccessPointClientConnected,
     ConnectingToWifi,
     ConnectingToMqtt,
-    ConnectedToMqtt,
+    Connected,
     MessageReceived,
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ pub fn make_event_loop(
                     log::info!("SUBSCRIBE to {}", TOPIC);
                     mqtt.subscribe(TOPIC, QOS)
                         .expect("could not MQTT subscribe");
-                    led_tx.send(Status::ConnectedToMqtt).unwrap();
+                    led_tx.send(Status::Connected).unwrap();
                 }
                 Event::Message(ref msg_bytes) => {
                     let InitResponse {
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ pub fn make_event_loop(
                 log::info!("SUBSCRIBE TO {}", TOPIC);
                 mqtt.subscribe(TOPIC, QOS)
                     .expect("could not MQTT subscribe");
-                led_tx.send(Status::ConnectedToMqtt).unwrap();
+                led_tx.send(Status::Connected).unwrap();
             }
             Event::Message(ref msg_bytes) => {
                 led_tx.send(Status::MessageReceived).unwrap();
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/main.rs b/sphinx-key/src/main.rs
index fae467f..16ad9ab 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/main.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/main.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ const NETWORK: Option<&'static str> = option_env!("NETWORK");
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
+    // Temporary. Will disappear once ESP-IDF 4.4 is released, but for now it is necessary to call this function once,
+    // or else some patches to the runtime implemented by esp-idf-sys might not link properly.
+    esp_idf_sys::link_patches();
+
     let network: Network = if let Some(n) = NETWORK {
         match n {
             "bitcoin" => Network::Bitcoin,
@@ -42,10 +46,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         Network::Regtest
     };
 
-    // Temporary. Will disappear once ESP-IDF 4.4 is released, but for now it is necessary to call this function once,
-    // or else some patches to the runtime implemented by esp-idf-sys might not link properly.
-    esp_idf_sys::link_patches();
-
     esp_idf_svc::log::EspLogger::initialize_default();
 
     thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
diff --git a/sphinx-key/src/periph/led.rs b/sphinx-key/src/periph/led.rs
index ca0bcd4..620dc5a 100644
--- a/sphinx-key/src/periph/led.rs
+++ b/sphinx-key/src/periph/led.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::core::events::Status;
-use core::time::Duration;
 use embedded_hal::delay::blocking::DelayUs;
 use esp_idf_hal::delay::Ets;
 use esp_idf_hal::gpio::Gpio8;
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ use esp_idf_hal::rmt::config::TransmitConfig;
 use esp_idf_hal::rmt::{FixedLengthSignal, PinState, Pulse, Transmit};
 use std::sync::mpsc;
 use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
 
 use std::sync::{LazyLock, Mutex};
 
@@ -26,8 +26,15 @@ pub struct Led {
 
 pub fn led_control_loop(rx: mpsc::Receiver<Status>) {
     thread::spawn(move || {
-        while let Ok(status) = rx.recv() {
-            log::info!("LED STATUS: {:?}", status);
+        let mut state: Status = Status::Starting;
+        // each iteration: check if theres a new status, and change the color if so
+        // if not, continue the current status blink color/time
+        loop {
+            if let Ok(status) = rx.try_recv() {
+                log::info!("LED STATUS: {:?}", status);
+                state = status;
+            }
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
         }
     });
 }