diff --git a/hardware/neopixel/neopixel.js b/hardware/neopixel/neopixel.js
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index c8781367..815326e3
--- a/hardware/neopixel/neopixel.js
+++ b/hardware/neopixel/neopixel.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             RED.log.warn("rpi-neopixels : "+RED._("node-red:rpi-gpio.errors.ignorenode"));
             allOK = false;
         }
-        else if (execSync('python -c "import neopixel"').toString() !== "") {
+        else if (execSync('python -c "import rpi_ws281x"').toString() !== "") {
             RED.log.warn("rpi-neopixels : Can't find neopixel python library");
             allOK = false;
         }
diff --git a/hardware/neopixel/package.json b/hardware/neopixel/package.json
index eca2cf6b..a9bf250a 100644
--- a/hardware/neopixel/package.json
+++ b/hardware/neopixel/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-pi-neopixel",
-    "version"       : "0.0.21",
+    "version"       : "0.0.22",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to output to a neopixel (ws2812) string of LEDS from a Raspberry Pi.",
     "dependencies"  : {
     },