diff --git a/src/pattern.rs b/src/pattern.rs
index 2a8185d..1ba6cd1 100644
--- a/src/pattern.rs
+++ b/src/pattern.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub use solid::Solid;
 
 pub trait Pattern: std::fmt::Debug {
     fn init(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>, num_lights: u16) -> Result<(), ()>;
-    fn step(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> bool;
+    fn step(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> Result<bool, ()>;
 }
 
 // #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/pattern/collide.rs b/src/pattern/collide.rs
index e20a7be..03135eb 100644
--- a/src/pattern/collide.rs
+++ b/src/pattern/collide.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl Collide {
     }
 }
 impl Pattern for Collide {
-    fn step(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> bool {
+    fn step(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> Result<bool, ()> {
         // TODO: Better range storage
         // Set the left and right color
         let colors =
@@ -44,32 +44,38 @@ impl Pattern for Collide {
             };
 
         // Turn off the previous LED
-        lights_buf[usize::from(self.previous_offset)] = color::BLACK;
+        *lights_buf
+            .get_mut(usize::from(self.previous_offset))
+            .ok_or(())? = color::BLACK;
         if self.previous_offset
             != self
                 .num_lights
                 .saturating_sub(1)
                 .saturating_sub(self.previous_offset)
         {
-            lights_buf[usize::from(
-                self.num_lights
-                    .saturating_sub(1)
-                    .saturating_sub(self.previous_offset),
-            )] = color::BLACK;
+            *lights_buf
+                .get_mut(usize::from(
+                    self.num_lights
+                        .saturating_sub(1)
+                        .saturating_sub(self.previous_offset),
+                ))
+                .ok_or(())? = color::BLACK;
         }
         // Set the color of the current offset
-        lights_buf[usize::from(self.offset)] = colors.0;
+        *lights_buf.get_mut(usize::from(self.offset)).ok_or(())? = colors.0;
         if self.offset
             != self
                 .num_lights
                 .saturating_sub(1)
                 .saturating_sub(self.offset)
         {
-            lights_buf[usize::from(
-                self.num_lights
-                    .saturating_sub(1)
-                    .saturating_sub(self.offset),
-            )] = colors.1;
+            *lights_buf
+                .get_mut(usize::from(
+                    self.num_lights
+                        .saturating_sub(1)
+                        .saturating_sub(self.offset),
+                ))
+                .ok_or(())? = colors.1;
         }
 
         self.previous_offset = self.offset;
@@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ impl Pattern for Collide {
 
         self.step = self.step.saturating_add(1).rem_euclid(self.step_max);
 
-        true
+        Ok(true)
     }
     fn init(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>, num_lights: u16) -> Result<(), ()> {
         // Reset changing parameters
diff --git a/src/pattern/fade.rs b/src/pattern/fade.rs
index 6ff4a0f..87e1217 100644
--- a/src/pattern/fade.rs
+++ b/src/pattern/fade.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl Fade {
     }
 }
 impl Pattern for Fade {
-    fn step(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> bool {
+    fn step(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> Result<bool, ()> {
         if self.direction {
             if self.step == 254 {
                 self.direction = !self.direction;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl Pattern for Fade {
             self.step = self.step.saturating_sub(1);
         }
         *lights_buf = vec![RGB(self.step, self.step, self.step); self.num_lights.into()];
-        true
+        Ok(true)
     }
     fn init(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>, num_lights: u16) -> Result<(), ()> {
         if num_lights < 1 {
diff --git a/src/pattern/moving_pixel.rs b/src/pattern/moving_pixel.rs
index 9d1b7c3..03adb8c 100644
--- a/src/pattern/moving_pixel.rs
+++ b/src/pattern/moving_pixel.rs
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ impl MovingPixel {
     }
 }
 impl Pattern for MovingPixel {
-    fn step(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> bool {
+    fn step(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> Result<bool, ()> {
         let len = self.num_lights;
         lights_buf.swap(
             self.step.rem_euclid(len).into(),
             self.step.saturating_add(1).saturating_mul(3).into(),
         );
         self.step = self.step.wrapping_add(1);
-        true
+        Ok(true)
     }
     fn init(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>, num_lights: u16) -> Result<(), ()> {
         if num_lights < 1 {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Pattern for MovingPixel {
         self.num_lights = num_lights;
         // Set the strip to black except for one pixel
         *lights_buf = vec![color::BLACK; num_lights.into()];
-        lights_buf[0] = self.color;
+        *lights_buf.get_mut(0).ok_or(())? = self.color;
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/pattern/moving_rainbow.rs b/src/pattern/moving_rainbow.rs
index 88fa84c..27cfb70 100644
--- a/src/pattern/moving_rainbow.rs
+++ b/src/pattern/moving_rainbow.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ impl MovingRainbow {
     }
 }
 impl Pattern for MovingRainbow {
-    fn step(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> bool {
+    fn step(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> Result<bool, ()> {
         lights_buf.rotate_right(1);
-        true
+        Ok(true)
     }
     fn init(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>, num_lights: u16) -> Result<(), ()> {
         if num_lights < 1 {
diff --git a/src/pattern/solid.rs b/src/pattern/solid.rs
index c707238..779cd38 100644
--- a/src/pattern/solid.rs
+++ b/src/pattern/solid.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ impl Solid {
     }
 }
 impl Pattern for Solid {
-    fn step(&mut self, _lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> bool {
+    fn step(&mut self, _lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>) -> Result<bool, ()> {
         let ret = !self.has_run;
         self.has_run = true;
-        ret
+        Ok(ret)
     }
     fn init(&mut self, lights_buf: &mut Vec<RGB>, num_lights: u16) -> Result<(), ()> {
         if num_lights < 1 {
diff --git a/src/strip.rs b/src/strip.rs
index 88a2c17..8e7f7e2 100644
--- a/src/strip.rs
+++ b/src/strip.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ impl LEDStrip {
                 }
             }
 
-            if self.pattern.step(&mut self.lights_buf) {
+            if let Ok(true) = self.pattern.step(&mut self.lights_buf) {
                 self.write_buf();
             }