diff --git a/src/IlluCat.h b/src/IlluCat.h
index a6b2b95..daa9c7d 100644
--- a/src/IlluCat.h
+++ b/src/IlluCat.h
@@ -36,23 +36,16 @@ class IlluCat : public Sprocket {
             sprocketConfig = cfg;
             otaConfig = otaCfg;
             webConfig = webCfg;
+            server = new AsyncWebServer(80);
         }
 
-        Sprocket* activate(Scheduler* scheduler, Network* network) {
-            
-            server = new AsyncWebServer(80);
-            // TODO how can any type of API be linked to another one?            
-            // TODO add HTTP OTA instead of TCP
-            //addPlugin(new OtaTcpPlugin(otaConfig));
+        void setup(){
+            addPlugin(new PixelPlugin());
             addPlugin(new WebServerPlugin(webConfig, server));
             addPlugin(new WebConfigPlugin(server));
             addPlugin(new WebApi(server, 1));
-            
-            // setup web stuff
             server->serveStatic(PIXEL_CONFIG_FILE, SPIFFS, "pixelConfig.json");
-            
-            return Sprocket::activate(scheduler, network);
-        } using Sprocket::activate;
+        }
 
         // TODO move to Sprocket
         virtual void dispatch( uint32_t from, String &msg ) {
diff --git a/src/wifi/main.cpp b/src/wifi/main.cpp
index 4f22af0..05f873b 100644
--- a/src/wifi/main.cpp
+++ b/src/wifi/main.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ IlluCat sprocket(
 );
 
 void setup() {
-    sprocket.addPlugin(new PixelPlugin());
+    sprocket.setup();
     sprocket.join(net);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wifiMesh/main.cpp b/src/wifiMesh/main.cpp
index 4e9e5c4..6dfc6a4 100644
--- a/src/wifiMesh/main.cpp
+++ b/src/wifiMesh/main.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ MeshCat sprocket(
 );
 
 void setup() {
-    sprocket.addPlugin(new PixelPlugin());
+    sprocket.setup();
     sprocket.join(net);
 }