diff --git a/gametest_rev1.py b/gametest_rev1.py
index a91efc1..d0c036e 100644
--- a/gametest_rev1.py
+++ b/gametest_rev1.py
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ def change_led_colour(red_amount,green_amount,blue_amount):
         change_red(red_amount)
         change_blue(blue_amount)
         change_green(green_amount)
+        if leds_constant_update = False:
+            led_red.ChangeDutyCycle(led_red_brightness)
+            led_green.ChangeDutyCycle(led_green_brightness)
+            led_blue.ChangeDutyCycle(led_blue_brightness)
+
+
 
 def change_led_speed(colour, speed):
         # changes the speed of the LED pwm
@@ -263,25 +269,25 @@ def led_handler():
 
         # led blinking effect. can be toggled on or off by setting led_blink to true or false.
         # blinks every second-
-
-        if led_blink == True: 
-            # this equals to 0 every tick for one second, and 1 every tick for another second
-            # it requires being handled in a one-shot situation since this is called
-            # multiple times per second, and will equal to 0 or 1 multiple times per second
-            # aswell. the real value of get_ticks()/1000 cannot be predetermined.
-            if int((pygame.time.get_ticks()/1000))%2 == 0:
-                if timer_led_switched == 0:
-                    timer_led_switched = 1        
-                    if timer_led_blink_toggle == 1:
-                        print('BLINK: switching leds off')
-                        leds_toggle()
-                        timer_led_blink_toggle = 0
-                    else:
-                        print('BLINK: reverting colours')
-                        leds_toggle()
-                        timer_led_blink_toggle = 1
-            else:
-                timer_led_switched = 0
+        if leds_constant_update == True:
+            if led_blink == True: 
+                # this equals to 0 every tick for one second, and 1 every tick for another second
+                # it requires being handled in a one-shot situation since this is called
+                # multiple times per second, and will equal to 0 or 1 multiple times per second
+                # aswell. the real value of get_ticks()/1000 cannot be predetermined.
+                if int((pygame.time.get_ticks()/1000))%2 == 0:
+                    if timer_led_switched == 0:
+                        timer_led_switched = 1        
+                        if timer_led_blink_toggle == 1:
+                            print('BLINK: switching leds off')
+                            leds_toggle()
+                            timer_led_blink_toggle = 0
+                        else:
+                            print('BLINK: reverting colours')
+                            leds_toggle()
+                            timer_led_blink_toggle = 1
+                else:
+                    timer_led_switched = 0
 
 
         # update the led duty cycle
@@ -294,15 +300,16 @@ def led_handler():
         # instead, just copy the needed values to the 3 brightness variables! 
         # the values will be correctly put in once the toggle is back
 
-        if leds_off_toggle == False:
-            if int((pygame.time.get_ticks()/100))%2 == 0:
-                if timer_led_updated == 0:
-                    timer_led_updated = 1        
-                    led_red.ChangeDutyCycle(led_red_brightness)
-                    led_green.ChangeDutyCycle(led_green_brightness)
-                    led_blue.ChangeDutyCycle(led_blue_brightness)
-            else:
-                timer_led_updated = 0
+        if leds_constant_update == True:
+            if leds_off_toggle == False:
+                if int((pygame.time.get_ticks()/100))%20 == 0:
+                    if timer_led_updated == 0:
+                        timer_led_updated = 1        
+                        led_red.ChangeDutyCycle(led_red_brightness)
+                        led_green.ChangeDutyCycle(led_green_brightness)
+                        led_blue.ChangeDutyCycle(led_blue_brightness)
+                else:
+                    timer_led_updated = 0
 
 
 def leds_toggle():
@@ -316,6 +323,10 @@ def leds_toggle():
             leds_off_toggle = True
         else:
             leds_off_toggle = False
+            led_red.ChangeDutyCycle(led_red_brightness)
+            led_green.ChangeDutyCycle(led_green_brightness)
+            led_blue.ChangeDutyCycle(led_blue_brightness)
+
 
 def toggle_fullscreen():
         screen = pygame.display.get_surface()