diff --git a/docker/firmware/Dockerfile b/docker/firmware/Dockerfile
index d114027..1c60599 100644
--- a/docker/firmware/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/firmware/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ RUN cd app/modules/sdk; export CT_EXPERIMENTAL=y; export CT_ALLOW_BUILD_AS_ROOT=
 USER 0
 RUN apt remove --purge -y python2 && apt autoremove --purge -y && apt install -y python3 python3-serial
 RUN apt install -y --reinstall python-is-python3
-USER 0
+USER 1000
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV PATH=/app/modules/sdk/xtensa-lx106-elf/bin:$PATH
diff --git a/firmware/fiatlux.c b/firmware/fiatlux.c
index 20fbd97..61e2dca 100644
--- a/firmware/fiatlux.c
+++ b/firmware/fiatlux.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void user_init(void) {
     wifi_alive = xSemaphoreCreateBinary();
     publish_queue = xQueueCreate(3, PUB_MSG_LEN);
 
-    //xTaskCreate(&beat_task, "beat_task", 256, NULL, 3, NULL);
+    xTaskCreate(&beat_task, "beat_task", 256, NULL, 3, NULL);
 
 
 }
diff --git a/firmware/web.cpp b/firmware/web.cpp
index 618c4ee..0700681 100644
--- a/firmware/web.cpp
+++ b/firmware/web.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ using namespace fiatlux;
 
 int version = 23;
 
-
 #define vTaskDelayMs(ms) vTaskDelay((ms) / portTICK_PERIOD_MS)
 
 const char hex_lookup[] = "0123456789ABCDEF\0\0";
@@ -114,11 +113,11 @@ void websocket_task(void *pvParameter) {
             UNLOCK_TCPIP_CORE();*/
 
             taskYIELD();
-        }  else if(has_changed.lights) {
+        } else if(has_changed.lights) {
             messages::frame<messages::lights> frame;
             frame.cmd = messages::LIGHTS;
-            frame.msg.top_color = *(uint32_t*)&top_color;
-            frame.msg.bottom_color = *(uint32_t*)&bottom_color;
+            frame.msg.top_color = *(uint32_t *) &top_color;
+            frame.msg.bottom_color = *(uint32_t *) &bottom_color;
             frame.msg.white_brightness = light_value;
             LOCK_TCPIP_CORE();
             websocket_write(pcb, (unsigned char *) &frame, sizeof(frame), WS_BIN_MODE);
@@ -249,7 +248,8 @@ void websocket_task(void *pvParameter) {
         //printf("9: %d\n",gpio_read(9));
         //printf("10: %d\n",gpio_read(10));
 
-        vTaskDelayMs(250);
+
+        taskYIELD();
         {
             uint8_t response[3];
             uint16_t val;
@@ -469,6 +469,9 @@ extern "C" void httpd_task(void *pvParameters) {
 
     // register handlers and start the server
     http_set_cgi_handlers(pCGIs, sizeof(pCGIs) / sizeof(pCGIs[0]));*/
+    //while (!uxSemaphoreGetCount(wifi_available_semaphore))
+    //    taskYIELD();
+    printf("httpd_task: wifi is available\n");
     websocket_register_callbacks((tWsOpenHandler) websocket_open_cb, (tWsHandler) websocket_cb);
     httpd_init();