diff --git a/tools/chase.py b/tools/chase.py
index b527ac2942e9fcef732246ed43cd432e4193a3e3..c98cdc34a93ee19d9493964af463709d5926ddce 100755
--- a/tools/chase.py
+++ b/tools/chase.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ while True:
 		pixels = [ (0,0,0) ] * numLEDs
 		pixels[i] = (255, 255, 255)
 		client.put_pixels(pixels)
-		time.sleep(0.1)
+		time.sleep(0.01)
diff --git a/tools/strobe.py b/tools/strobe.py
index 81c802aaf7bf42093b48cde88d2bcc06e9edfe0d..19dcb38e6283b5369cdbebfc9e6419d5cf0e9a67 100755
--- a/tools/strobe.py
+++ b/tools/strobe.py
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ black = [ (0,0,0) ] * numLEDs
 white = [ (255,255,255) ] * numLEDs
 
 while True:
-	for i in range(10):
-		if i == 0:
-			client.put_pixels(white)
-		else:
-			client.put_pixels(black)
-		time.sleep(0.1)
+    client.put_pixels(white)
+    time.sleep(0.05) 
+    client.put_pixels(black)
+    time.sleep(0.05)