diff --git a/esp_clock.ino b/esp_clock.ino
index 8a4952d..9997dcc 100644
--- a/esp_clock.ino
+++ b/esp_clock.ino
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
 #include <Adafruit_LEDBackpack.h>   // Support for the Backpack FeatherWing
 #include <Adafruit_GFX.h>           // Adafruit's graphics library
 
-#define STASSID "Miracle"
-#define STAPSK  "***REMOVED***"
-
 #define TIME_24_HOUR
 #define DISPLAY_ADDRESS 0x70
 #define BRIGHTNESS 1
@@ -36,7 +33,6 @@ byte displayHours[24] = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 1
 byte displayHours[24] = {12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11};
 #endif
 
-bool blinkColon = false;            // Track colon status to blink once/sec
 int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;
 bool shouldUpdate = true;
 String currentSSID;
@@ -83,7 +79,10 @@ void loop() {
     incrementTime();
   }
   displayTime();
-  delay(1000);
+  displayColon(true);
+  delay(500);
+  displayColon(false);
+  delay(500);
 }
 
 void incrementTime() {
@@ -128,14 +127,12 @@ void displayTime() {
       clockDisplay.writeDigitNum(3, 0);
     }
   }
+}
 
-  // Blink the colon by flipping its value every loop iteration
-  // (which happens every second).
-  blinkColon = !blinkColon;
-  clockDisplay.drawColon(blinkColon);
+void displayColon(bool on) {
+	  clockDisplay.drawColon(on);
 
-  // Now push out to the display the new values that were set above.
-  clockDisplay.writeDisplay();
+	  clockDisplay.writeDisplay();
 }
 
 void setupOTA() {