diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 9a8280a..b7b2062 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ bool initLEDs()
 }
 
 enum LEDState {
+  STARTUP,
   UDP,
   ANIMATION,
   TRANSITION,
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ enum LEDState {
 static void ledFSM(void)
 {
   static bool stateEntered = true;
-  static LEDState ledState = ANIMATION;
+  static LEDState ledState = STARTUP;
   static LEDState nextState;
 
   static unsigned long lastUDPUpdate = 0;
@@ -113,19 +114,22 @@ static void ledFSM(void)
   LEDState lastState = ledState;
 
   switch(ledState) {
-    case ANIMATION:
-      Serial.print("A");
+    case STARTUP:
+      animController.loop();
 
+      if(animController.isIdle()) {
+        animController.changeAnimation(std::unique_ptr<Animation>(new FireAnimation(&ledFader, false)), false);
+        ledState = ANIMATION;
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case ANIMATION:
       if(stateEntered) {
         animController.restart();
       }
 
       animController.loop();
 
-      if(animController.isIdle()) {
-        animController.changeAnimation(std::unique_ptr<Animation>(new FireAnimation(&ledFader, false)));
-      }
-
       if(((WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED) || (WiFi.getMode() == WIFI_MODE_AP)) &&
           udpProto.check()) {
         // UDP packet received -> transition to UDP state