diff --git a/wled00/FX.cpp b/wled00/FX.cpp
index 27bd730d9..6852674e4 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX.cpp
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ uint16_t WS2812FX::police_base(uint32_t color1, uint32_t color2, bool all)
       for (uint16_t i = idexB; i < idexR; i++) setPixelColor(i, color2);
     } 
   } else { //regular dot-only mode
-    uint8_t size = 1 + SEGMENT.intensity >> 3;
+    uint8_t size = 1 + (SEGMENT.intensity >> 3);
     if (size > SEGLEN/2) size = 1+ SEGLEN/2;
     for (uint8_t i=0; i <= size; i++) {
       setPixelColor(idexR+i, color1);
diff --git a/wled00/cfg.cpp b/wled00/cfg.cpp
index 8c184d7aa..9e8a29123 100644
--- a/wled00/cfg.cpp
+++ b/wled00/cfg.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,48 @@ void getStringFromJson(char* dest, const char* src, size_t len) {
   if (src != nullptr) strlcpy(dest, src, len);
 }
 
+//populates bus objects from instance JsonArray, called by deserializeConfig() and by doInitStrip
+bool initBusInstances(JsonArray ins) {
+  uint8_t s = 0;
+  useRGBW = false;
+  busses.removeAll();
+  for (JsonObject elm : ins) {
+    if (s >= WLED_MAX_BUSSES) break;
+    uint8_t pins[5] = {255, 255, 255, 255, 255};
+    JsonArray pinArr = elm[F("pin")];
+    if (pinArr.size() == 0) continue;
+    pins[0] = pinArr[0];
+    uint8_t i = 0;
+    for (int p : pinArr) {
+      pins[i] = p;
+      i++;
+      if (i>4) break;
+    }
+
+    uint16_t length = elm[F("len")];
+    if (length==0) continue;
+    uint8_t colorOrder = (int)elm[F("order")];
+    //only use skip from the first strip (this shouldn't have been in ins obj. but remains here for compatibility)
+    if (s==0) skipFirstLed = elm[F("skip")];
+    uint16_t start = elm[F("start")] | 0;
+    if (start >= ledCount) continue;
+    //limit length of strip if it would exceed total configured LEDs
+    if (start + length > ledCount) length = ledCount - start;
+    uint8_t ledType = elm[F("type")] | TYPE_WS2812_RGB;
+    bool reversed = elm[F("rev")];
+    //RGBW mode is enabled if at least one of the strips is RGBW
+    useRGBW = (useRGBW || BusManager::isRgbw(ledType));
+    s++;
+    busses.add(ledType, pins, start, ledCount, colorOrder, reversed);
+  }
+  //if no bus inited successfully (empty cfg or invalid), init default
+  if (s==0) {
+    uint8_t defPin[] = {LEDPIN};
+    busses.add(TYPE_WS2812_RGB, defPin, 0, ledCount, COL_ORDER_GRB);
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
 void deserializeConfig() {
   bool fromeep = false;
   bool success = deserializeConfigSec();
@@ -101,46 +143,7 @@ void deserializeConfig() {
   CJSON(strip.rgbwMode, hw_led[F("rgbwm")]);
 
   JsonVariant strVar = hw_led["ins"];
-  if (strVar.is<JsonObject>()) {
-    // some safety measures here?
-  } else {
-    JsonArray elms = strVar.as<JsonArray>();
-    uint8_t s = 0;
-    useRGBW = false;
-    busses.removeAll();
-    for (JsonObject elm : elms) {
-      if (s >= WLED_MAX_BUSSES) break;
-      uint8_t pins[5] = {255, 255, 255, 255, 255};
-      JsonArray pinArr = elm[F("pin")];
-      if (pinArr.size() == 0) continue;
-      pins[0] = pinArr[0];
-      uint8_t i = 0;
-      for (int p : pinArr) {
-        pins[i] = p;
-        i++;
-        if (i>4) break;
-      }
-
-      uint16_t length = elm[F("len")];
-      if (length==0) continue;
-      uint8_t colorOrder = (int)elm[F("order")];
-      //only use skip from the first strip (this shouldn't have been in ins obj. but remains here for compatibility)
-      if (s==0) skipFirstLed = elm[F("skip")];
-      uint16_t start = elm[F("start")] | 0;
-      if (start >= ledCount) continue;
-      //limit length of strip if it would exceed total configured LEDs
-      if (start + length > ledCount) length = ledCount - start;
-      uint8_t ledType = elm[F("type")] | TYPE_WS2812_RGB;
-      bool reversed = elm[F("rev")];
-      //RGBW mode is enabled if at least one of the strips is RGBW
-      useRGBW = (useRGBW || BusManager::isRgbw(ledType));
-      busses.add(ledType, pins, start, ledCount, colorOrder, reversed);
-    }
-    //if no bus inited successfully (empty cfg or invalid), init default
-    uint8_t defPin[] = {LEDPIN};
-    busses.add(TYPE_WS2812_RGB, defPin, 0, ledCount, COL_ORDER_GRB);
-  }
-  if (ledCount > MAX_LEDS) ledCount = MAX_LEDS;
+  initBusInstances(strVar.as<JsonArray>());
 
   JsonObject hw_btn_ins_0 = hw[F("btn")][F("ins")][0];
   CJSON(buttonEnabled, hw_btn_ins_0[F("type")]);
diff --git a/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm b/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm
index 30a6d0318..4671f4e36 100644
--- a/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm
+++ b/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@
 
       d.getElementById('m0').innerHTML = memu;
       bquot = memu / bmax * 100;
-      d.getElementById('dbar').style.background = `linear-gradient(90deg, ${bquot > 60 ? bquot > 90 ? "red":"orange":"#ccc"} 0 ${bquot}%, #444 ${bquot}% 100%)`;
+      d.getElementById('dbar').style.background = `linear-gradient(90deg, ${bquot > 60 ? bquot > 90 ? "red":"orange":"#ccc"} 0 ${bquot}%%, #444 ${bquot}%% 100%%)`;
       d.getElementById('ledwarning').style.display = (maxLC > 800 || bquot > 80) ? 'inline':'none';
       //TODO add warning "Recommended pins on ESP8266 are 1 and 2 (3 only with low LED count)"
       //TODO add overmemory warning
       //TODO block disallowed pins 6-11
-      d.getElementById('wreason').innerHTML = (bquot > 80) ? "than 60% of max. LED memory" : "800 LEDs per pin";
+      d.getElementById('wreason').innerHTML = (bquot > 80) ? "than 60%% of max. LED memory" : "800 LEDs per pin";
 
       //var val = Math.ceil((100 + d.Sf.LC.value * laprev)/500)/2;
       var val = Math.ceil((100 + sLC * laprev)/500)/2;
diff --git a/wled00/fcn_declare.h b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
index d9e5b8b63..ffed26c22 100644
--- a/wled00/fcn_declare.h
+++ b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ void handleButton();
 void handleIO();
 
 //cfg.cpp
+bool initBusInstances(JsonArray ins);
 void deserializeConfig();
 bool deserializeConfigSec();
 void serializeConfig();
diff --git a/wled00/html_settings.h b/wled00/html_settings.h
index a469b067d..de5a07279 100644
--- a/wled00/html_settings.h
+++ b/wled00/html_settings.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Do not enable if WiFi is working correctly, increases power consumption.</i><div
 // Autogenerated from wled00/data/settings_leds.htm, do not edit!!
 const char PAGE_settings_leds[] PROGMEM = R"=====(<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta 
 name="viewport" content="width=500"><title>LED Settings</title><script>
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+var d=document,laprev=55,maxST=1,bmax=5e3,bquot=0;function H(){window.open("https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/wiki/Settings#led-settings")}function B(){window.open("/settings","_self")}function trySubmit(){var e=d.getElementsByTagName("input");for(i=0;i<e.length;i++){var n=e[i].name.substring(0,2);if(("L0"==n||"L1"==n||"RL"==n||"BT"==n||"IR"==n||"AX"==n)&&""!=e[i].value&&"-1"!=e[i].value){if(e[i].value>5&&e[i].value<12)return alert("Sorry, pins 6-11 can not be used."),void e[i].focus();if(d.um_p&&d.um_p.some(n=>n==parseInt(e[i].value,10)))return alert("Usermod pin conflict!"),void e[i].focus();for(j=i+1;j<e.length;j++){var t=e[j].name.substring(0,2);if(("L0"==t||"L1"==t||"RL"==t||"BT"==t||"IR"==t||"AX"==t)&&""!=e[j].value&&e[i].value==e[j].value)return alert("Pin conflict!"),void e[i].focus()}}}if(bquot>100){var a="Too many LEDs for me to handle!";return bmax<1e4&&(a+=" Consider using an ESP32."),void alert(a)}d.Sf.reportValidity()&&d.Sf.submit()}function S(){GetV(),setABL(),maxST>4&&(bmax=32e3),d.getElementById("m1").innerHTML=bmax}function enABL(){var e=d.getElementById("able").checked;d.Sf.LA.value=e?laprev:0,d.getElementById("abl").style.display=e?"inline":"none",d.getElementById("psu2").style.display=e?"inline":"none",d.Sf.LA.value>0&&setABL()}function enLA(){var e=d.Sf.LAsel.value;d.Sf.LA.value=e,d.getElementById("LAdis").style.display=50==e?"inline":"none",UI()}function setABL(){switch(d.getElementById("able").checked=!0,d.Sf.LAsel.value=50,parseInt(d.Sf.LA.value)){case 0:d.getElementById("able").checked=!1,enABL();break;case 30:d.Sf.LAsel.value=30;break;case 35:d.Sf.LAsel.value=35;break;case 55:d.Sf.LAsel.value=55;break;case 255:d.Sf.LAsel.value=255;break;default:d.getElementById("LAdis").style.display="inline"}UI()}function getMem(e,n,t){return e<32?bmax<1e4&&3==t?e>29?20*n:15*n:bmax>1e4?e>29?8*n:6*n:e>29?4*n:3*n:e>31&&e<48?5:44==e||45==e?4*n:3*n}function UI(){var e=!1,t=0;d.getElementById("ampwarning").style.display=d.Sf.MA.value>7200?"inline":"none",255==d.Sf.LA.value?laprev=12:d.Sf.LA.value>0&&(laprev=d.Sf.LA.value);var i=d.getElementsByTagName("select");for(u=0;u<i.length;u++)if("LT"==i[u].name.substring(0,2)){n=i[u].name.substring(2);var a=i[u].value;d.getElementById("p0d"+n).innerHTML=a>49?"Data pin:":a>41?"Pins:":"Pin:",d.getElementById("p1d"+n).innerHTML=a>49?"Clk:":"";var l=d.getElementsByName("L1"+n)[0];for(t+=getMem(a,d.getElementsByName("LC"+n)[0].value,d.getElementsByName("L0"+n)[0].value),p=1;p<5;p++){(l=d.getElementsByName("L"+p+n)[0])&&(a>49&&1==p||a>41&&a<50&&p+40<a?(l.style.display="inline",l.required=!0):(l.style.display="none",l.required=!1,l.value=""))}30!=a&&31!=a&&44!=a&&45!=a||(e=!0),d.getElementById("dig"+n).style.display=a>31&&a<48?"none":"inline",d.getElementById("psd"+n).innerHTML=a>31&&a<48?"Index:":"Start:"}var o=d.querySelectorAll(".wc"),s=o.length;for(u=0;u<s;u++)o[u].style.display=e?"inline":"none";if(d.activeElement==d.getElementsByName("LC")[0]){var u=d.getElementsByClassName("iST").length;1==u&&(d.getElementsByName("LC0")[0].value=d.getElementsByName("LC")[0].value)}var r=d.getElementsByTagName("input"),m=0,v=0;for(u=0;u<r.length;u++){if("LC"!=r[u].name.substring(0,2)||"LC"==r[u].name);else{var y=parseInt(r[u].value,10);y&&(m+=y,y>v&&(v=y))}}d.getElementById("m0").innerHTML=t,bquot=t/bmax*100,d.getElementById("dbar").style.background=`linear-gradient(90deg, ${bquot>60?bquot>90?"red":"orange":"#ccc"} 0 ${bquot}%%, #444 ${bquot}%% 100%%)`,d.getElementById("ledwarning").style.display=v>800||bquot>80?"inline":"none",d.getElementById("wreason").innerHTML=bquot>80?"than 60%% of max. 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diff --git a/wled00/set.cpp b/wled00/set.cpp
index 514b5449f..61b8c0e09 100644
--- a/wled00/set.cpp
+++ b/wled00/set.cpp
@@ -89,32 +89,50 @@ void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage)
     uint16_t length, start;
     uint8_t pins[2] = {255, 255};
 
-    for (uint8_t s = 0; s < WLED_MAX_BUSSES; s++) {
-      char lp[4] = "L0"; lp[2] = 48+s; lp[3] = 0; //ascii 0-9 //strip data pin
-      char lk[4] = "L1"; lk[2] = 48+s; lk[3] = 0; //strip clock pin. 255 for none
-      char lc[4] = "LC"; lc[2] = 48+s; lc[3] = 0; //strip length
-      char co[4] = "CO"; co[2] = 48+s; co[3] = 0; //strip color order
-      char lt[4] = "LT"; lt[2] = 48+s; lt[3] = 0; //strip type
-      char ls[4] = "LS"; ls[2] = 48+s; ls[3] = 0; //strip start LED
-      char cv[4] = "CV"; cv[2] = 48+s; cv[3] = 0; //strip reverse
-      if (!request->hasArg(lp)) {
-        DEBUG_PRINTLN("No data."); break;
+    if (ledDoc != nullptr) delete ledDoc;
+    ledDoc = new DynamicJsonDocument(1024);
+
+    if (ledDoc) {
+      JsonArray ledO = ledDoc->to<JsonArray>();
+      //[{"en":true,"start":0,"len":120,"pin":[2],"order":0,"rev":false,"skip":0,"type":22}]
+      for (uint8_t s = 0; s < WLED_MAX_BUSSES; s++) {
+        char lp[4] = "L0"; lp[2] = 48+s; lp[3] = 0; //ascii 0-9 //strip data pin
+        char lk[4] = "L1"; lk[2] = 48+s; lk[3] = 0; //strip clock pin. 255 for none
+        char lc[4] = "LC"; lc[2] = 48+s; lc[3] = 0; //strip length
+        char co[4] = "CO"; co[2] = 48+s; co[3] = 0; //strip color order
+        char lt[4] = "LT"; lt[2] = 48+s; lt[3] = 0; //strip type
+        char ls[4] = "LS"; ls[2] = 48+s; ls[3] = 0; //strip start LED
+        char cv[4] = "CV"; cv[2] = 48+s; cv[3] = 0; //strip reverse
+        if (!request->hasArg(lp)) {
+          DEBUG_PRINTLN("No data."); break;
+        }
+        pins[0] = request->arg(lp).toInt();
+        if (request->hasArg(lk)) {
+          pins[1] = (request->arg(lk).length() > 0) ? request->arg(lk).toInt() : 255;
+        }
+        type = request->arg(lt).toInt();
+        
+        if (request->hasArg(lc) && request->arg(lc).toInt() > 0) {
+          length = request->arg(lc).toInt();
+        } else {
+          break;  // no parameter
+        }
+        colorOrder = request->arg(co).toInt();
+        start = (request->hasArg(ls)) ? request->arg(ls).toInt() : 0;
+
+        JsonObject ins = ledO.createNestedObject();
+        ins[F("en")] = true;
+        ins[F("start")] = start;
+        ins[F("len")] = length;
+        JsonArray ins_pin = ins.createNestedArray("pin");
+        uint8_t nPins = pins[1] < 100 ? 2 : 1; //TODO 3,4,5 pin types
+        for (uint8_t i = 0; i < nPins; i++) ins_pin.add(pins[i]);
+        ins[F("order")] = colorOrder;
+        ins[F("rev")] = request->hasArg(cv);
+        ins[F("skip")] = (skipFirstLed && s == 0) ? 1 : 0;
+        ins[F("type")] = type;
+        //temporary: add this info to a JSON object and re-init the strips after network callback
       }
-      pins[0] = request->arg(lp).toInt();
-      if (request->hasArg(lk)) {
-        pins[1] = (request->arg(lk).length() > 0) ? request->arg(lk).toInt() : 255;
-      }
-      type = request->arg(lt).toInt();
-      
-      if (request->hasArg(lc) && request->arg(lc).toInt() > 0) {
-        length = request->arg(lc).toInt();
-      } else {
-        type = TYPE_NONE;
-        break;  // no parameter
-      }
-      colorOrder = request->arg(co).toInt();
-      start = (request->hasArg(ls)) ? request->arg(ls).toInt() : 0;
-      //busses.add(type, pins, start, length, colorOrder, request->hasArg(cv));
     }
 
     ledCount = request->arg(F("LC")).toInt();
@@ -402,7 +420,6 @@ void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage)
   #endif
 
   if (subPage != 6 || !doReboot) serializeConfig(); //do not save if factory reset
-  if (subPage == 2) doInitStrip = true;
   if (subPage == 4) alexaInit();
 }
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled.cpp b/wled00/wled.cpp
index f35023809..3c20c90d8 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.cpp
+++ b/wled00/wled.cpp
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ void WLED::loop()
     handleHue();
     handleBlynk();
 
-    if (doInitStrip) {
-      strip.init(useRGBW, ledCount, skipFirstLed);
-      doInitStrip = false;
+    if (ledDoc != nullptr) {
+      initBusInstances(ledDoc->as<JsonArray>());
+      delete ledDoc; ledDoc = nullptr;
     }
 
     yield();
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 668b2ee3f..a1499f26b 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ WLED_GLOBAL bool e131NewData _INIT(false);
 // led fx library object
 WLED_GLOBAL BusManager busses _INIT(BusManager());
 WLED_GLOBAL WS2812FX strip _INIT(WS2812FX());
-WLED_GLOBAL bool doInitStrip _INIT(false);
+WLED_GLOBAL JsonDocument* ledDoc; //temporary, to remember values from network callback until after 
 
 // Usermod manager
 WLED_GLOBAL UsermodManager usermods _INIT(UsermodManager());