diff --git a/src/App/AppModLeds.h b/src/App/AppModLeds.h
index 5dd2b9b7..0ac45811 100644
--- a/src/App/AppModLeds.h
+++ b/src/App/AppModLeds.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class AppModLeds:public Module {
 public:
   unsigned long frameMillis = 0;
   unsigned long frameCounter = 0;
+  bool newFrame = false;
 
   //need to make these static as they are called in lambda functions 
   static uint16_t fps;
@@ -248,6 +249,8 @@ class AppModLeds:public Module {
     if(millis() - frameMillis >= 1000.0/fps) {
       frameMillis = millis();
 
+      newFrame = true;
+
       Effect* effect = effects[mdl->getValue("fx")];
       effect->loop();
 
@@ -257,6 +260,9 @@ class AppModLeds:public Module {
       frameCounter++;
       call++;
     }
+    else {
+      newFrame = false;
+    }
     if (millis() - secondMillis >= 1000 || !secondMillis) {
       secondMillis = millis();
       mdl->setValueV("realFps", "%lu /s", frameCounter);
diff --git a/src/User/UserModArtNet.h b/src/User/UserModArtNet.h
index f13f6337..ac855636 100644
--- a/src/User/UserModArtNet.h
+++ b/src/User/UserModArtNet.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class UserModArtNet:public Module {
 
     if(!isConnected) return;
 
+    if(!lds->newFrame) return;
+
     // calculate the number of UDP packets we need to send
     bool isRGBW = false;
 
diff --git a/src/User/UserModDDP.h b/src/User/UserModDDP.h
index 925e01dd..de1ecca4 100644
--- a/src/User/UserModDDP.h
+++ b/src/User/UserModDDP.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ class UserModDDP:public Module {
 
     if(!isConnected) return;
 
+    if(!lds->newFrame) return;
+
     // calculate the number of UDP packets we need to send
     bool isRGBW = false;