     wifiDisconnectHandler = WiFi.onStationModeDisconnected(onWifiDisconnect);
   #endif
 
-  strcpy(strip_size, custom_strip_size.getValue());
-  strcpy(led_pin, custom_led_pin.getValue());
-
-  if(atoi(strip_size) != WS2812FXStripSettings.stripSize)
-    WS2812FXStripSettings.stripSize = atoi(strip_size); 
-  uint8_t pin = atoi(led_pin);
-  if ((pin == 16 or pin == 5 or pin == 4 or pin == 0 or pin == 2 or pin == 14 or pin == 12 or pin == 13 or pin == 15 or pin == 3 or pin == 1) and (pin != WS2812FXStripSettings.pin) )
-    WS2812FXStripSettings.pin = pin;    
-  initStrip();
+  // strcpy(strip_size, custom_strip_size.getValue());
+  // strcpy(led_pin, custom_led_pin.getValue());
+
+  // if(atoi(strip_size) != WS2812FXStripSettings.stripSize)
+  //   WS2812FXStripSettings.stripSize = atoi(strip_size); 
+  // uint8_t pin = atoi(led_pin);
+  // if ((pin == 16 or pin == 5 or pin == 4 or pin == 0 or pin == 2 or pin == 14 or pin == 12 or pin == 13 or pin == 15 or pin == 3 or pin == 1) and (pin != WS2812FXStripSettings.pin) )
+  //   WS2812FXStripSettings.pin = pin;    
+  // initStrip();
 
   //if you get here you have connected to the WiFi
   DBG_OUTPUT_PORT.println("connected...yeey :)");

    wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_mqtt_pass);
  #endif

  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_strip_size);
  wifiManager.addParameter(&custom_led_pin);

  WiFi.setSleepMode(WIFI_NONE_SLEEP);
  

    WiFiManagerParameter custom_mqtt_pass("pass", "MQTT pass", mqtt_pass, 32, " maxlength=31 type='password'");
  #endif

  // sprintf(strip_size, "%d", WS2812FXStripSettings.stripSize);
  // sprintf(led_pin, "%d", WS2812FXStripSettings.pin);

  // WiFiManagerParameter custom_strip_size("strip_size", "Number of LEDs", strip_size, 3);
  // WiFiManagerParameter custom_led_pin("led_pin", "LED GPIO", led_pin, 2);

  //Local intialization. Once its business is done, there is no need to keep it around
  WiFiManager wifiManager;
