diff --git a/src/hyperiond/hyperiond.cpp b/src/hyperiond/hyperiond.cpp
index 2f59c5c9..7f658e9d 100644
--- a/src/hyperiond/hyperiond.cpp
+++ b/src/hyperiond/hyperiond.cpp
@@ -127,47 +127,42 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		// Get the parameters for the bootsequence
 		const std::string effectName = effectConfig["effect"].asString();
 		const unsigned duration_ms   = effectConfig["duration_ms"].asUInt();
-		const int priority           = effectConfig.get("priority",990).asInt();
+		const int priority           = (duration_ms != 0) ? 0 : effectConfig.get("priority",990).asInt();
 		const int bootcolor_priority = (priority > 990) ? priority+1 : 990;
 
+		// clear the leds
+		ColorRgb boot_color = ColorRgb::BLACK;
+		hyperion.setColor(bootcolor_priority, boot_color, 0, false);
+
+		// start boot effect
+		if ( ! effectName.empty() )
+		{
+			int result;
+			std::cout << "Boot sequence '" << effectName << "' ";
+			if (effectConfig.isMember("args"))
+			{
+				std::cout << " (with user defined arguments) ";
+				const Json::Value effectConfigArgs = effectConfig["args"];
+				result = hyperion.setEffect(effectName, effectConfigArgs, priority, duration_ms);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				result = hyperion.setEffect(effectName, priority, duration_ms);
+			}
+			std::cout << ((result == 0) ? "started" : "failed") << std::endl;
+		}
+
+		// static color
 		if ( ! effectConfig["color"].isNull() && effectConfig["color"].isArray() && effectConfig["color"].size() == 3 )
 		{
-			ColorRgb boot_color = {
+			boot_color = {
 				(uint8_t)effectConfig["color"][0].asUInt(),
 				(uint8_t)effectConfig["color"][1].asUInt(),
 				(uint8_t)effectConfig["color"][2].asUInt()
 			};
-
-			hyperion.setColor(bootcolor_priority, boot_color, 0, false);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			hyperion.setColor(bootcolor_priority, ColorRgb::BLACK, duration_ms, false);
 		}
 
-		if (effectConfig.isMember("args"))
-		{
-			const Json::Value effectConfigArgs = effectConfig["args"];
-			if (hyperion.setEffect(effectName, effectConfigArgs, priority, duration_ms) == 0)
-			{
-				std::cout << "Boot sequence(" << effectName << ") with user-defined arguments created and started" << std::endl;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				std::cout << "Failed to start boot sequence: " << effectName << " with user-defined arguments" << std::endl;
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			if (hyperion.setEffect(effectName, priority, duration_ms) == 0)
-			{
-				std::cout << "Boot sequence(" << effectName << ") created and started" << std::endl;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				std::cout << "Failed to start boot sequence: " << effectName << std::endl;
-			}
-		}
+		hyperion.setColor(bootcolor_priority, boot_color, 0, false);
 	}
 
 	// create XBMC video checker if the configuration is present