diff --git a/libs/blinkstick.js b/libs/blinkstick.js
index 4cfdf16..9110243 100644
--- a/libs/blinkstick.js
+++ b/libs/blinkstick.js
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ async function simple(config) {
     config.timestamp = new Date().getTime();
     let indices = getIndices(config);
     for (let index = 0; index < indices.length; index++) {
-        await setLedAnimated(indices[index]);
+        setLedAnimated(indices[index]);
         await singleAnimation(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(config)), indices[index]);
-        await clearLedState(indices[index]);
+        clearLedState(indices[index]);
     }
     return {
         status: 'ok',
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ async function complex(config) {
     let indices = getIndices(config);
     for (let index = 0; index < indices.length; index++) {
         if (shouldLedFinish(config)) {
-            await clearLedState(indices[index]);
-            return {status: 'ok', time: (new Date().getTime() - config.timestamp) + 'ms'};
+            clearLedState(indices[index]);
+            return { status: 'ok', time: (new Date().getTime() - config.timestamp) + 'ms' };
         }
-        await setLedAnimated(indices[index]);
+        setLedAnimated(indices[index]);
         await singleAnimation(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(config)), indices[index]);
         if (config.options.index === ALL) {
-            await clearLedState(indices[index]);
+            clearLedState(indices[index]);
         }
         config.repetitions.done++;
     }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ async function powerOff(config) {
         blinkstick.turnOff();
         logger.info('blinkstick powered off');
     }
-    return {status: 'ok', indices: indices, time: (new Date().getTime() - config.timestamp) + 'ms'};
+    return { status: 'ok', indices: indices, time: (new Date().getTime() - config.timestamp) + 'ms' };
 }
 
 // animations
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ async function singleAnimation(config, index) {
             if (err) {
                 reject(new Error('changing color of led \'' + config.options.index + '\' to \'' + config.color + '\' encountered an error > ' + err));
             }
-            logger.debug('changed color of led \'' + config.options.index + '\' to \'' + config.color + '\' (mode: ' + config.mode + ')');
+            logger.info('changed color of led \'' + config.options.index + '\' to \'' + config.color + '\' (mode: ' + config.mode + ')');
             resolve();
         }
     });
@@ -138,11 +138,12 @@ async function singleAnimation(config, index) {
 
 async function stopLedsAccordingly(config) {
     if (config.options.index === ALL) {
+        logger.debug('stopping all leds...');
         return await powerOff({
             id: Math.random(),
             mode: MODE_POWEROFF,
             color: '#000000',
-            options: {index: ALL}
+            options: { index: ALL }
         });
     }
     return stopLedAnimation(config.options.index);
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ async function forceStop(index) {
 
 function shouldLedFinish(config) {
     if (isLedStopping(config.options.index)) {
+        logger.debug('led \'' + config.options.index + '\' is set to \'stop\' and should finish now');
         return true;
     }
     if (config.mode === MODE_BLINK || config.mode === MODE_PULSE) {
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ function setLedAnimated(index) {
         return;
     }
     LEDS_ANIMATED.push(index);
+    logger.debug('led \'' + index + '\ set to \'animated\'');
 }
 
 function setLedStopping(index) {
@@ -195,14 +198,17 @@ function setLedStopping(index) {
         return;
     }
     LEDS_STOP.push(index);
+    logger.debug('led \'' + index + '\ set to \'stop\'');
 }
 
 function clearLedState(index) {
     if (index === ALL) {
         LEDS_ANIMATED.length = 0;
+        logger.debug('cleared animation state of all leds');
         return;
     }
     LEDS_ANIMATED.splice(LEDS_ANIMATED.indexOf(index), 1);
+    logger.debug('cleared animation state of led \'' + index + '\'');
 }
 
 function isLedAnimated(index) {
@@ -226,7 +232,9 @@ function stopLedAnimation(index) {
 }
 
 function waitForAnimationEnd(index, callback) {
+    logger.debug('waiting for animated led \'' + index + '\' to end...');
     if (!isLedAnimated(index)) {
+        logger.debug('animation of led \'' + index + '\' should have ended now');
         LEDS_STOP.splice(LEDS_STOP.indexOf(index), 1);
         return callback();
     }
@@ -236,7 +244,9 @@ function waitForAnimationEnd(index, callback) {
 }
 
 function waitForAllAnimationsEnd(callback) {
+    logger.debug('waiting for all animations to end...');
     if (LEDS_ANIMATED.length === 0) {
+        logger.debug('all animations should have ended now');
         LEDS_STOP.length = 0;
         return callback();
     }