diff --git a/blinky.json b/blinky.json
index 72349e9..9085e8c 100644
--- a/blinky.json
+++ b/blinky.json
@@ -1,27 +1 @@
-{
-    "length": 50,
-    "patterns": [
-        {
-            "length": 50,
-            "gradient": {
-                "preset": "peacock"
-            },
-            "cycle_length": 20
-        }, {
-            "length": 0,
-            "gradient": {
-                "colors": [
-                    "red",
-                    "orange",
-                    "yellow",
-                    "green",
-                    "blue",
-                    "purple",
-                    "black"
-                ]
-            },
-            "cycle_length": 7,
-            "march": true
-        }
-    ]
-}
+{"length": 50, "power_on": true, "patterns": [{"gradient": {"preset": "pumpkin"}, "cycle_length": 20}]}
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diff --git a/blinky.py b/blinky.py
index 4f5c889..1646384 100755
--- a/blinky.py
+++ b/blinky.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Device:
     state_topic = f"light/{id}/state"
     command_topic = f"light/{id}/cmd"
     fx_state_topic = f"light/{id}/fx"
+    ha_topic = 'homeassistant/status'
 
     ready = False
     changed = False
@@ -45,33 +46,40 @@ class Device:
     power_on = True
     effect = None
 
+    def advertise_locked(client, device):
+        client.publish(
+            f"homeassistant/light/{device.id}/config",
+            json.dumps({
+                'unique_id': device.id,
+                'device': {
+                    'name': "blinky",
+                    'identifiers': [device.id],
+                },
+
+                'state_topic': device.state_topic,
+                'command_topic': device.command_topic,
+                'effect_state_topic': device.fx_state_topic,
+
+                'schema': "json",
+
+                'effect': True,
+                'effect_list': device.effects,
+            })
+        )
+
+        device.publish_state_locked()
+
     def on_mqtt_connect(client, device, flags, rc):
         if rc == 0:
             with device.lock:
                 print("Connected to MQTT")
-                client.publish(
-                    f"homeassistant/light/{device.id}/config",
-                    json.dumps({
-                        'unique_id': device.id,
-                        'device': {
-                            'name': "blinky",
-                            'identifiers': [device.id],
-                        },
-
-                        'state_topic': device.state_topic,
-                        'command_topic': device.command_topic,
-                        'effect_state_topic': device.fx_state_topic,
-
-                        'schema': "json",
-
-                        'effect': True,
-                        'effect_list': device.effects,
-                    })
-                )
-                client.subscribe(device.command_topic)
+
                 device.ready = True
-                if device.should_publish:
-                    device.publish_state_locked()
+                Device.advertise_locked(client, device)
+
+                client.subscribe(device.command_topic)
+                client.subscribe(device.ha_topic)
+
                 device.cond.notify_all()
         else:
             print(f"MQTT connection failed: {rc}")
@@ -92,6 +100,9 @@ class Device:
     def on_mqtt_message(client, device, msg):
         if msg.topic == device.command_topic:
             device.set_mqtt_config(json.loads(msg.payload))
+        elif msg.topic == device.ha_topic:
+            with device.lock:
+                Device.advertise_locked(client, device)
 
     def __init__(self, effects=[]):
         print(f"Creating device with ID {self.id}")
@@ -268,4 +279,4 @@ with device.lock:
                     #while not file_changed and not device.is_changed():
                     #    device.cond.wait(sleeptime)
 
-                device.lock.acquire()
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+                device.lock.acquire()
diff --git a/gradients.py b/gradients.py
index 835b241..e6a5ce5 100644
--- a/gradients.py
+++ b/gradients.py
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ class Gradients:
         Colors.black
     ])
 
+    beads = Gradient([
+        Colors.purple,
+        Colors.black,
+        Colors.green,
+        Colors.yellow,
+        Colors.black
+    ])
+
     irish = Gradient([
         Colors.dark_green,
         Colors.black,