diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index accf849..8a57136 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void rewrite_payload()
 {
     put_pixel(PIX_whi);
     write_payload();
-    put_pixel(PIX_gre);
+    put_pixel(PIX_red);
     // used to automatically rewrite payload when eMMC/console changes
     init_config(cid_buf + 1);
 }
diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index f2bbfc8..1b16869 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include "misc.h"
 #include "pico/stdlib.h"
 #include "hardware/pio.h"
 #include "pins.h"
@@ -6,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "hardware/vreg.h"
 #include "ws2812.pio.h"
 #include "board_detect.h"
+#include "misc.h"
 #include "board_detect.h"
 
 extern int ws_pio_offset;
@@ -116,12 +116,7 @@ void put_pixel(uint32_t pixel_grb)
         gpio_put(pwr_pin(), 1);
         sleep_us(200);
     }
-    
-    uint8_t green = (pixel_grb >> 8) & 0xFF;
-    uint8_t red = (pixel_grb >> 16) & 0xFF;
-    uint8_t blue = pixel_grb & 0xFF;
-        
-    pio_sm_put_blocking(pio0, 3, (green << 16) | (red << 8) | blue);
+    pio_sm_put_blocking(pio0, 3, pixel_grb << 8u);
     sleep_us(50);
     pio_sm_set_enabled(pio0, 3, false);
     gpio_init(led_pin());
@@ -152,4 +147,3 @@ void reset_cpu() {
     gpio_disable_pulls(PIN_RST);
     gpio_disable_input_output(PIN_RST);
 }
-
diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index 8a7934c..0b7a456 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
-#ifndef MISC_H_
-#define MISC_H_
-
 #define PIX_gre 0x00FF00
 #define PIX_red 0xFF0000
 #define PIX_whi 0x111111
 
 #define PIX_g 0x008000
 
-#include <stdint.h>
-
 void put_pixel(uint32_t pixel_grb);
+
 void halt_with_error(uint32_t err, uint32_t bits);
+
 void gpio_disable_input_output(int pin);
+
 void gpio_enable_input_output(int pin);
+
 void finish_pins_except_leds();
+
 void reset_cpu();
-
-#endif /* MISC_H_ */
-