diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c5a8f6d..b7841ad 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub const BRIGHTNESS: u8 = 150;
 fn main() {
     let p: RawColor = [0, 0, 0, 0];
     let lock = Arc::new(RwLock::new([p; LED_SIZE]));
-    let pattern: Arc<RwLock<Vec<Box<dyn Pattern>>>> = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Vec::new()));
+    let mut pattern: Vec<Box<dyn Pattern>> = Vec::new();
     let read = Arc::clone(&lock);
     thread::spawn(move || {
         let mut controller: Controller = ControllerBuilder::new()
@@ -35,17 +35,14 @@ fn main() {
         .map(|x: &Vec<String>| parse_line((*x).clone()))
         .collect();
     if res.is_ok() {
-        let mut p = pattern.write().unwrap();
-        *p = res.unwrap();
+        pattern = res.unwrap();
     }
-    let lock_c = Arc::clone(&lock);
-    let mut lights = lock_c.write().unwrap();
     loop {
         thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(250));
-        let pattern_c = Arc::clone(&pattern);
-        let v = pattern_c.read().expect("could not read pattern");
-        (*v).iter().for_each(move |x: &Box<dyn Pattern>| {
-            x.execute(&mut lights);
-        });
+        for p in &pattern {
+            let c_lock = Arc::clone(&lock);
+            let mut lights = c_lock.write().unwrap();
+            p.execute(&mut lights);
+        }
     }
 }