diff --git a/bibliopixel/animation/animation.py b/bibliopixel/animation/animation.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/bibliopixel/animation/animation.py
+++ b/bibliopixel/animation/animation.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Animation(object):
 
     @color_list.setter
     def color_list(self, cl):
-        self.layout.color_list[:] = cl
+        self.layout.color_list = cl
 
     @property
     def completed(self):
Fix animation to use the layout's color_list property

* Otherwise we don't get the cool conversions from the
  Layout.color_list setter.