diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-led.c b/src/fbd-dev-led.c
index a42f5e8..9dc3cd1 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-led.c
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-led.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 #define LED_MULTI_INDEX_RED      "red"
 #define LED_MULTI_INDEX_GREEN    "green"
 #define LED_MULTI_INDEX_BLUE     "blue"
+#define LED_MULTI_INTENSITY_ATTR "multi_intensity"
+#define LED_PATTERN_ATTR         "pattern"
 
 void
 fbd_dev_led_free (FbdDevLed *led)
@@ -100,4 +102,66 @@ fbd_dev_led_set_brightness (FbdDevLed *led, guint brightness)
   }
 
   return TRUE;
+}  
+
+
+gboolean
+fbd_dev_led_start_periodic (FbdDevLed           *led,
+                            FbdFeedbackLedColor  color,
+                            guint                max_brightness_percentage,
+                            guint                freq)
+{
+  g_autoptr (GError) err = NULL;
+  g_autofree gchar *str = NULL;
+  gboolean success = FALSE;
+  gdouble max;
+  gdouble t;
+
+  if (led->color == FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_RGB) {
+    g_autofree char *intensity = NULL;
+    guint colors[] = { 0, 0, 0 };
+    switch (color) {
+    case FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_WHITE:
+      colors[led->red_index] = led->max_brightness;
+      colors[led->green_index] = led->max_brightness;
+      colors[led->blue_index] = led->max_brightness;
+      break;
+    case FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_RED:
+      colors[led->red_index] = led->max_brightness;
+      colors[led->green_index] = 0;
+      colors[led->blue_index] = 0;
+      break;
+    case FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_GREEN:
+      colors[led->red_index] = 0;
+      colors[led->green_index] = led->max_brightness;
+      colors[led->blue_index] = 0;
+      break;
+    case FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_BLUE:
+      colors[led->red_index] = 0;
+      colors[led->green_index] = 0;
+      colors[led->blue_index] = led->max_brightness;
+      break;
+    default:
+      g_warning("Unhandled color: %d\n", color);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    intensity = g_strdup_printf ("%d %d %d\n", colors[0], colors[1], colors[2]);
+    fbd_dev_led_set_brightness (led, led->max_brightness);
+    success = fbd_udev_set_sysfs_path_attr_as_string (led->dev, LED_MULTI_INTENSITY_ATTR, intensity, &err);
+    if (!success) {
+      g_warning ("Failed to set multi intensity: %s", err->message);
+      g_clear_error (&err);
+    }
+  }
+
+  max =  led->max_brightness * (max_brightness_percentage / 100.0);
+  /*  ms     mHz           T/2 */
+  t = 1000.0 * 1000.0 / freq / 2.0;
+  str = g_strdup_printf ("0 %d %d %d\n", (gint)t, (gint)max, (gint)t);
+  g_debug ("Freq %d mHz, Brightness: %d%%, Blink pattern: %s", freq, max_brightness_percentage, str);
+  success = fbd_udev_set_sysfs_path_attr_as_string (led->dev, LED_PATTERN_ATTR, str, &err);
+  if (!success)
+    g_warning ("Failed to set led pattern: %s", err->message);
+
+  return success;
 }
diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-led.h b/src/fbd-dev-led.h
index b46e766..e4af3e3 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-led.h
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-led.h
@@ -29,5 +29,9 @@ typedef struct _FbdDevLed {
 void                fbd_dev_led_free (FbdDevLed *led);
 gboolean            fbd_dev_led_set_brightness (FbdDevLed *led, guint brightness);
 FbdDevLed          *fbd_dev_led_new  (GUdevDevice *dev);
+gboolean            fbd_dev_led_start_periodic (FbdDevLed           *led,
+                                                FbdFeedbackLedColor  color,
+                                                guint                max_brightness_percentage,
+                                                guint                freq);
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/src/fbd-dev-leds.c b/src/fbd-dev-leds.c
index 14f2ff9..b66b5f0 100644
--- a/src/fbd-dev-leds.c
+++ b/src/fbd-dev-leds.c
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 #include <gio/gio.h>
 
-#define LED_MULTI_INTENSITY_ATTR "multi_intensity"
-#define LED_PATTERN_ATTR         "pattern"
 #define LED_SUBSYSTEM            "leds"
 
 /**
@@ -151,65 +149,13 @@ fbd_dev_leds_start_periodic (FbdDevLeds *self, FbdFeedbackLedColor color,
                              guint max_brightness_percentage, guint freq)
 {
   FbdDevLed *led;
-  gdouble max;
-  gdouble t;
-  g_autofree gchar *str = NULL;
-
-  g_autoptr (GError) err = NULL;
-  gboolean success;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (FBD_IS_DEV_LEDS (self), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (max_brightness_percentage <= 100.0, FALSE);
   led = find_led_by_color (self, color);
   g_return_val_if_fail (led, FALSE);
 
-  if (led->color == FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_RGB) {
-    g_autofree char *intensity = NULL;
-    guint colors[] = { 0, 0, 0 };
-    switch (color) {
-    case FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_WHITE:
-      colors[led->red_index] = led->max_brightness;
-      colors[led->green_index] = led->max_brightness;
-      colors[led->blue_index] = led->max_brightness;
-      break;
-    case FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_RED:
-      colors[led->red_index] = led->max_brightness;
-      colors[led->green_index] = 0;
-      colors[led->blue_index] = 0;
-      break;
-    case FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_GREEN:
-      colors[led->red_index] = 0;
-      colors[led->green_index] = led->max_brightness;
-      colors[led->blue_index] = 0;
-      break;
-    case FBD_FEEDBACK_LED_COLOR_BLUE:
-      colors[led->red_index] = 0;
-      colors[led->green_index] = 0;
-      colors[led->blue_index] = led->max_brightness;
-      break;
-    default:
-      g_warning("Unhandled color: %d\n", color);
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-    intensity = g_strdup_printf ("%d %d %d\n", colors[0], colors[1], colors[2]);
-    fbd_dev_led_set_brightness (led, led->max_brightness);
-    success = fbd_udev_set_sysfs_path_attr_as_string (led->dev, LED_MULTI_INTENSITY_ATTR, intensity, &err);
-    if (!success) {
-      g_warning ("Failed to set multi intensity: %s", err->message);
-      g_clear_error (&err);
-    }
-  }
-
-  max =  led->max_brightness * (max_brightness_percentage / 100.0);
-  /*  ms     mHz           T/2 */
-  t = 1000.0 * 1000.0 / freq / 2.0;
-  str = g_strdup_printf ("0 %d %d %d\n", (gint)t, (gint)max, (gint)t);
-  g_debug ("Freq %d mHz, Brightness: %d%%, Blink pattern: %s", freq, max_brightness_percentage, str);
-  success = fbd_udev_set_sysfs_path_attr_as_string (led->dev, LED_PATTERN_ATTR, str, &err);
-  if (!success)
-    g_warning ("Failed to set led pattern: %s", err->message);
-
-  return success;
+  return fbd_dev_led_start_periodic (led, color, max_brightness_percentage, freq);
 }
 
 gboolean