diff --git a/firmware/src/keyboard_lights.cpp b/firmware/src/keyboard_lights.cpp
index 2e195a7..c1a6427 100644
--- a/firmware/src/keyboard_lights.cpp
+++ b/firmware/src/keyboard_lights.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class KeyboardLights
 private:
     Adafruit_NeoPixel led_key;
     std::unordered_map<int, int> key_to_light;
+    TaskHandle_t thread{};
 
 public:
     KeyboardLights() : led_key(LK_NUM_LIGHTS, LK_PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800)
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ public:
     void begin()
     {
         led_key.begin();
+        xTaskCreate(loop, "loopLights", 4096, this, 1, &thread);
     }
 
     void hit(int key)
@@ -58,4 +60,19 @@ public:
 
         led_key.show();
     }
+
+    void update()
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    [[noreturn]] static void loop(void *pv)
+    {
+        auto *lights = (KeyboardLights *) pv;
+
+        while (true)
+        {
+            lights->update();
+        }
+    }
 };
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