diff --git a/60LED_WS2812B_NTP_Clock.ino b/60LED_WS2812B_NTP_Clock.ino
index b1b9df5..24607a1 100644
--- a/60LED_WS2812B_NTP_Clock.ino
+++ b/60LED_WS2812B_NTP_Clock.ino
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define NUM_LEDS 60
 #define SERIAL_BAUD 115200
 
-#define RGBW
+//#define RGBW
 volatile bool singleSecond = true; //show seconds
 volatile bool allDotsOn = true; //lighten up all leds
 volatile bool followingHour = true; //move hour like an analog one
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ RgbwColor darkred(HtmlColor( 0x800000) );
 RgbwColor darkgreen(HtmlColor( 0x006400) );
 RgbwColor lightgreen(HtmlColor( 0x30ee30) );
 RgbwColor temp;
-RgbwColor secondsColor = white;
+RgbwColor secondsColor = black;
 RgbwColor minuteColor = darkred;
 RgbwColor hourColor = gold;
 RgbwColor highnoonColor = white12;
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ void transformtoHtmlColor (char* sOutput, RgbwColor* inputColor) {
   if (inputColor->IsMonotone())
   {
     //Serial.print("White: "); Serial.println(inputColor->W);
-    Serial.print(HtmlColor(RgbColor(inputColor->W, inputColor->W, inputColor->W)).ToNumericalString(sOutput, 12));
+    HtmlColor(RgbColor(inputColor->W, inputColor->W, inputColor->W)).ToNumericalString(sOutput, 12);
     //Serial.println((char*)sOutput);
   }
   else {
     //Serial.print("Color: "); Serial.print(inputColor->R); Serial.print(inputColor->G); Serial.println(inputColor->B);
-    Serial.print(HtmlColor(RgbColor(inputColor->R, inputColor->G, inputColor->B)).ToNumericalString(sOutput, 12));
+    HtmlColor(RgbColor(inputColor->R, inputColor->G, inputColor->B)).ToNumericalString(sOutput, 12);
     //Serial.println((char*)sOutput);
   }
 }
@@ -133,24 +133,24 @@ RgbColor darkred(HtmlColor( 0x800000 ));
 RgbColor darkgreen(HtmlColor( 0x006400 ));
 RgbColor lightgreen(HtmlColor( 0x90ee90 ));
 RgbColor temp;
-RgbColor secondsColor = white;
+RgbColor secondsColor = black;
 RgbColor minuteColor = darkred;
 RgbColor hourColor = gold;
 RgbColor highnoonColor = white12;
 RgbColor backlightColor = white;
 RgbColor hourMarkingColor = whiter;
 
-void transformtoHtmlColor (char* sOutput, RgbColor inputColor) {
-  HtmlColor(inputColor).ToNumericalString(sOutput, sizeof(sOutput) - 1);
+void transformtoHtmlColor (char* sOutput, RgbColor* inputColor) {
+  HtmlColor(RgbColor(inputColor->R, inputColor->G, inputColor->B)).ToNumericalString(sOutput, 12);
 }
 
-void transformHtmltoStrip(RgbColor outputColor, char* sInput) {
+void transformHtmltoStrip(RgbColor* outputColor, char* sInput) {
   HtmlColor htmlTemp;
   //Serial.print("HtmltoStrip  ");
-  htmlTemp.Parse<HtmlColorNames>( sInput );
   //Serial.println((char*)sInput);
+  htmlTemp.Parse<HtmlColorNames>( sInput );
   RgbColor stripColor( htmlTemp );
-  //Serial.printf("StripColor: R:%i G:%i B:%i\n", stripColor.R, stripColor.G, stripColor.B);
+  //Serial.printf("StripColor: R:%i G:%i B:%i W:%i\n", stripColor.R, stripColor.G, stripColor.B, stripColor.W);
   memcpy(outputColor, &stripColor, sizeof(stripColor));
 }
 
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ struct tm timeinfo;
 volatile int currentSec = 59;
 volatile int currentMin = 1;
 volatile int currentHour = 2;
+volatile bool NTPreachable = false;
 
 #ifdef LDR_PIN
 // variable for storing the potentiometer value
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ const char wifiInitialApPassword[] = "12345678";
 // -- Maximal length the input-range attributes can have.
 #define COLOR_ATTR_LENGTH 60
 // -- Configuration specific key. The value should be modified if config structure was changed.
-#define CONFIG_VERSION "V1.1.3"
+#define CONFIG_VERSION "V1.1.4"
 
 const char CUSTOMHTML_SCRIPT_INNER[] PROGMEM = "\n\
     function colorCh(id)\n\
@@ -294,8 +295,8 @@ IotWebConfCheckboxParameter allDotsOnParam = IotWebConfCheckboxParameter("all Do
 IotWebConfCheckboxParameter followingHourParam = IotWebConfCheckboxParameter("following Hour", "followingHour", followingHourParamValue, STRING_LEN, true);
 ColorWithValueParameter hourColorParam = ColorWithValueParameter("Stundenfarbe", "hourColorParam", hourColorParamValue, COLOR_ATTR_LENGTH, "#FFD700");
 ColorWithValueParameter minuteColorParam = ColorWithValueParameter("Minutenfarbe", "minuteColorParam", minuteColorParamValue, COLOR_ATTR_LENGTH, "#800000");
-ColorWithValueParameter secondsColorParam = ColorWithValueParameter("Sekundenfarbe", "secondsColorParam", secondsColorParamValue, COLOR_ATTR_LENGTH, "#ffffff");
-ColorWithValueParameter highnoonColorParam = ColorWithValueParameter("12Uhr Farbe", "highnoonColorParam", highnoonColorParamValue, COLOR_ATTR_LENGTH, "#1E2823");
+ColorWithValueParameter secondsColorParam = ColorWithValueParameter("Sekundenfarbe", "secondsColorParam", secondsColorParamValue, COLOR_ATTR_LENGTH, "#000000");
+ColorWithValueParameter highnoonColorParam = ColorWithValueParameter("12Uhr Farbe", "highnoonColorParam", highnoonColorParamValue, COLOR_ATTR_LENGTH, "#C0C0C0");
 ColorWithValueParameter backlightColorParam = ColorWithValueParameter("Hintergrundfarbe", "backlightColorParam", backlightColorParamValue, COLOR_ATTR_LENGTH, "#1E2823");
 ColorWithValueParameter hourMarkingColorParam = ColorWithValueParameter("Stundenmarkierung", "hourMarkingColorParam", hourMarkingColorParamValue, COLOR_ATTR_LENGTH, "#787878");
 
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ bool getLocalTime(struct tm * info, uint32_t ms)
 String printLocalTime() {
   if (!getLocalTime(&timeinfo, 200)) {
     Serial.println("Failed to obtain time");
+    NTPreachable = false;
     return "";
   }
   //Serial.println(&timeinfo, "%A, %B %d %Y %H:%M:%S");
@@ -339,6 +341,7 @@ String printLocalTime() {
   char timeStringBuff[50]; //50 chars should be enough
   strftime(timeStringBuff, sizeof(timeStringBuff), "%A, %B %d %Y %H:%M:%S", &timeinfo);
   //Serial.println(timeStringBuff);
+  NTPreachable = true;
   return timeStringBuff;
 
 }
@@ -390,7 +393,7 @@ void iotWebConfHandleRoot() {
   s += sTemp;
   s += ";\"><td></tr>";
   if (singleSecond) {
-    s += "<tr><td>Seconds Color: </td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; background-color:";
+    s += "<tr><td>Seconds color: </td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; background-color:";
     transformtoHtmlColor ((char*)&sTemp, &secondsColor);
     s += sTemp;
     s += ";\"><td></tr>";
@@ -482,17 +485,19 @@ void syncNTP() {
     //init and get the time
     configTime(gmtOffset_sec, daylightOffset_sec, ntpServerParamValue);
     Serial.println(printLocalTime());
-    //inverted logic - remaining time
-    currentSec = 60 - timeinfo.tm_sec;
-    currentMin = 60 - timeinfo.tm_min;
-    currentHour = 12 - MOD(timeinfo.tm_hour, 12);
-    Serial.println("NTP mapped: " + String(currentHour) + ":" + String(currentMin) + ":" + String(currentSec));
-    bootAnim.disable();
-    ledRefresh.enable();
-    clockTick.enable();
+    if (NTPreachable) {
+      //inverted logic - remaining time
+      currentSec = 60 - timeinfo.tm_sec;
+      currentMin = 60 - timeinfo.tm_min;
+      currentHour = 12 - MOD(timeinfo.tm_hour, 12);
+      Serial.println("NTP mapped: " + String(currentHour) + ":" + String(currentMin) + ":" + String(currentSec));
+      bootAnim.disable();
+      ledRefresh.enable();
+      clockTick.enable();
 #ifdef LDR_PIN
-    brightness.enable();
+      brightness.enable();
 #endif
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -514,12 +519,6 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.print("MAC address: ");
   Serial.println(WiFi.macAddress()); //Get CPU clock
 
-  Serial.println("-----------------------\nSettings\n-----------------------");
-  Serial.printf("Show single second: \t%s\n", singleSecond ? "yes" : "no");
-  Serial.printf("Lighten up all LEDs: \t%s\n", allDotsOn ? "yes" : "no");
-  Serial.printf("Following Hour: \t%s\n\n", followingHour ? "yes" : "no");
-
-
   strip.Begin();
   strip.SetBrightness( MINIMAL_BRIGHTNESS );
   strip.ClearTo(white);
@@ -580,6 +579,9 @@ void clockTickCallback() {
   if (currentSec < 0) {
     currentSec = 59;
     currentMin--;
+    if (!NTPreachable) {
+      syncNTP();
+    }
     if (currentMin < 0) {
       currentMin = 59;
       currentHour--;
@@ -603,6 +605,13 @@ void bootAnimCallback() {
   if (currentSec < 0) {
     currentSec = 59;
   }
+
+  if (iotWebConf.getState() == IOTWEBCONF_STATE_ONLINE && !NTPreachable) {
+    strip.ClearTo(white);
+    strip.SetPixelColor(MOD((currentSec - 0), NUM_LEDS), black);
+    strip.SetPixelColor(MOD((currentSec - 1), NUM_LEDS), black);
+    strip.SetPixelColor(MOD((currentSec - 2), NUM_LEDS), black);
+  }
   if (iotWebConf.getState() == IOTWEBCONF_STATE_CONNECTING) {
     strip.SetPixelColor(MOD((currentSec - 0), NUM_LEDS), white);
     strip.SetPixelColor(MOD((currentSec - 1), NUM_LEDS), whiter);