diff --git a/src/ledhandler.cpp b/src/ledhandler.cpp
index 17ea3b2..b6a3610 100644
--- a/src/ledhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/ledhandler.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "ledhandler.h"
 
+#include <QNetworkDatagram>
+
 LEDHandler::LEDHandler(QUdpSocket* sock, TS3Functions ts3Functions)
 {
     mSock = sock;
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ LEDHandler::LEDHandler(QUdpSocket* sock, TS3Functions ts3Functions)
 void LEDHandler::talkingStarted()
 {
     printf("started\n");
-    sendColor(125, 125, 255, 125, 255);
+    sendColor(0, 0, 125, 0, 255);
 }
 
 void LEDHandler::talkingEnded()
@@ -38,15 +40,10 @@ void LEDHandler::sendColor(int R, int G, int B, int W, int t)
     msg.append(B);
     msg.append(W);
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < msg.size(); i++)
-        printf("%1", msg[i]);
+    printf(msg.toStdString().c_str());
     printf("\n");
 
-    if (mSock->isValid() && mSock->isOpen())
-        mSock->write(msg);
-    else
-        printf("SOCKET ERROR: %1", mSock->errorString().toStdString().c_str());
-
+    mSock->writeDatagram(msg, QHostAddress(cURL), cPORT);
 }
 
 void LEDHandler::connected()
diff --git a/src/plugin.cpp b/src/plugin.cpp
index eb249c4..f0dd212 100644
--- a/src/plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin.cpp
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ int ts3plugin_init() {
     mUdpSock = new QUdpSocket();
     mLedHandler = new LEDHandler(mUdpSock, ts3Functions);
 
-    mUdpSock->connectToHost(mLedHandler->cURL, mLedHandler->cPORT, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
-
     return 0;  /* 0 = success, 1 = failure, -2 = failure but client will not show a "failed to load" warning */
     /* -2 is a very special case and should only be used if a plugin displays a dialog (e.g. overlay) asking the user to disable
      * the plugin again, avoiding the show another dialog by the client telling the user the plugin failed to load.
@@ -119,7 +117,6 @@ void ts3plugin_shutdown() {
     /* Your plugin cleanup code here */
     printf("PLUGIN: shutdown\n");
 
-
     delete mUdpSock;
     delete mLedHandler;