diff --git a/hardware/_controller/_controller.ino b/hardware/_controller/_controller.ino
index 122fd10..59c5e5d 100644
--- a/hardware/_controller/_controller.ino
+++ b/hardware/_controller/_controller.ino
@@ -156,14 +156,11 @@ void setup() {
   pixels_board.setBrightness(10);
   pixels_wing.setBrightness(5);
 
-  // Start with blank wing indicator
+  // Setup neopixels to indicate we are initializing gui slice
+  //    This can serve as an indication something has gone wrong like the sd card is missing
+  pixels_wing.setPixelColor(0, pixels_board.Color(255, 0, 0));
+  pixels_board.setPixelColor(0, pixels_board.Color(255, 0, 0));
   pixels_wing.show();
-
-  // Green : pixels.Color(0, 255, 0)
-  // Yellow : pixels.Color(255, 255, 0)
-  // Orange : pixels.Color(255, 128, 0)
-  // Red : pixels.Color(255, 0, 0)
-  pixels_board.setPixelColor(0, pixels_board.Color(0, 0, 255));
   pixels_board.show();
 
   // Setup BBQ10Keyboard
@@ -185,6 +182,13 @@ void setup() {
   gslc_InputMapAdd(&m_gui, GSLC_INPUT_PIN_ASSERT, KBD_SW_LF, GSLC_ACTION_FOCUS_NEXT, 0);
   gslc_InputMapAdd(&m_gui, GSLC_INPUT_PIN_ASSERT, KBD_SW_RT, GSLC_ACTION_FOCUS_PREV, 0);
   gslc_InputMapAdd(&m_gui, GSLC_INPUT_PIN_ASSERT, KBD_SW_OK, GSLC_ACTION_SELECT, 0);
+
+  // Set neopixels to standard start state
+  pixels_wing.clear();
+  pixels_wing.show();
+
+  pixels_board.setPixelColor(0, pixels_board.Color(0, 0, 255));
+  pixels_board.show();
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------