diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index 58dd8e0c..799fd157 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -275,16 +275,17 @@ void WS2812FX::show(void) {
 
     for (uint16_t i = 0; i < _length; i++) //sum up the usage of each LED
     {
-      RgbwColor c = busses.getPixelColor(i);
+      uint32_t c = busses.getPixelColor(i);
+      byte r = c >> 16, g = c >> 8, b = c, w = c >> 24;
 
       if(useWackyWS2815PowerModel)
       {
         // ignore white component on WS2815 power calculation
-        powerSum += (MAX(MAX(c.R,c.G),c.B)) * 3;
+        powerSum += (MAX(MAX(r,g),b)) * 3;
       }
       else 
       {
-        powerSum += (c.R + c.G + c.B + c.W);
+        powerSum += (r + g + b + w);
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index b0960f66..3b9c9a6e 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 // version code in format yymmddb (b = daily build)
-#define VERSION 2103230
+#define VERSION 2103231
 
 //uncomment this if you have a "my_config.h" file you'd like to use
 //#define WLED_USE_MY_CONFIG
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 #endif
 
 // Global Variable definitions
-WLED_GLOBAL char versionString[] _INIT("0.12.0-b2");
+WLED_GLOBAL char versionString[] _INIT("0.12.0-b3");
 #define WLED_CODENAME "Hikari"
 
 // AP and OTA default passwords (for maximum security change them!)