diff --git a/leds.py b/leds.py
index 9c5f535..37a7a74 100644
--- a/leds.py
+++ b/leds.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 from time import sleep
 import neopixel
+import board
 
 
 class Adafruit_CharLCD:
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ def defaultPattern(n, t):
     return ((n + t) % 255, (n + t) % 255, (n + t) % 255)
 
 class LightStrip:
-  def __init__(self, data_pin = 18, string_length = 300, brightness = 1, pixel_order = neopixel.GRB, GPIO=None):
+  def __init__(self, data_pin = board.D18, string_length = 300, brightness = 1, pixel_order = neopixel.GRB, GPIO=None):
         # Emulate the old behavior of using RPi.GPIO if we haven't been given
         # an explicit GPIO interface to use
         if not GPIO:
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ class LightStrip:
 
         self.GPIO.setup(self.data_pin, GPIO.OUT)
 
-        self.np = neopixel.NeoPixel(data_pin, string_length, brightness = brightness, auto_write=True, pixel_order = pixel_order)
+        self.np = neopixel.NeoPixel(self.data_pin, string_length, brightness = brightness, auto_write=True, pixel_order = pixel_order)
         self.pattern = defaultPattern
         self.cur_tick = 0