diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d271e61..98b1517 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pub mod util;
 use util::lights::*;
 use util::pattern::*;
 use util::webserver::*;
-use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock, Mutex};
 use rs_ws281x::{RawColor, Controller, ControllerBuilder, ChannelBuilder, StripType};
 use std::{thread, time};
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub const LOOP_WAIT: u64 = 250;
 fn main() {
     let p: RawColor = [0, 0, 0, 0];
     let lock = Arc::new(RwLock::new([p; LED_SIZE]));
-    let mut pattern: Vec<Box<dyn Pattern>> = Vec::new();
+    let mut pattern: Arc<Mutex<Vec<Box<dyn Pattern>>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
     let read = Arc::clone(&lock);
     //light management
     thread::spawn(move || {
@@ -34,14 +34,18 @@ fn main() {
 	}
     });
 
-    websocket(&mut pattern);
+    let pat_clone = Arc::clone(&pattern);
+    thread::spawn(move || loop {
+        websocket(&pat_clone);
+    });
 
     //pattern management
     loop {
         thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(LOOP_WAIT));
         let c_lock = Arc::clone(&lock);
         let mut lights = c_lock.write().unwrap();
-        for p in &pattern {
+        let mut data = pattern.lock().unwrap();
+        for p in *data {
             //let c_lock = Arc::clone(&lock);
             //let mut lights = c_lock.write().unwrap();
             p.execute(&mut lights);
diff --git a/src/util/webserver.rs b/src/util/webserver.rs
index d5ba5b5..86d74fa 100644
--- a/src/util/webserver.rs
+++ b/src/util/webserver.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 use std::net::TcpListener;
-use std::thread;
+use std::{thread, sync::{Arc, Mutex}};
 use tungstenite::accept;
-use crate::util::pattern;
+use crate::util::pattern::*;
 
-pub fn websocket(pattern: &mut Vec<Box<dyn pattern::Pattern>>) {
+pub fn websocket(pattern: &Arc<Mutex<Vec<Box<dyn Pattern>>>>) {
     let server = TcpListener::bind("0.0.0.0:29999").unwrap();
     for stream in server.incoming() {
+        let clone = Arc::clone(pattern);
         thread::spawn (move || {
             let mut websocket = accept(stream.unwrap()).unwrap();
             loop {
                 let input = websocket.read_message().unwrap();
                 if input.is_text() {
                     let string = input.to_text().unwrap_or("unit");
-                    let mul_string = pattern::format_multiline(string);
-                    match mul_string.iter().cloned().map(pattern::parse_line).collect() {
-                        Ok(patterns) => { 
-                            *pattern = patterns;
+                    let mul_string = format_multiline(string);
+                    match mul_string.iter().cloned().map(parse_line).collect() {
+                        Ok(patterns) => {
+                            let mut data = clone.lock().unwrap(); 
+                            *data = patterns;
                             let text = format!("Ok!\n\n{}", string);
                             let msg = tungstenite::Message::from(text);
                             websocket.write_message(msg).unwrap();