diff --git a/application.c b/application.c
index 8a0c8d8..f446df4 100644
--- a/application.c
+++ b/application.c
@@ -344,10 +344,26 @@ static void clock_animate_time(uint32_t time)
  */
 static void clock_hours(void)
 {
-	for (uint16_t i=0; i<512; i++) { // fade in and out
+	for (uint16_t i=0; i<255; i++) { // fade out
+		for (uint16_t led=0; led<LED_WS2812B_LEDS; led++) { // fade minutes out
+			if (clock_leds[led*3+1]) {
+				clock_leds[led*3+1] -= 1; // fade minutes out (green)
+			}
+			if (clock_leds[led*3+0]) {
+				clock_leds[led*3+0] -= 1; // fade seconds out (red)
+			}
+		}
+		clock_leds_set(); // set the colors of all LEDs
+		led_ws2812b_transmit(); // transmit set color
+		// delay some time for the animation
+		for (uint32_t j=0; j<40000; j++) {
+			__asm__("nop");
+		}
+	}
+	for (uint16_t i=0; i<512; i++) { // fade hour marks in and out
 		uint8_t brightness = (i>255 ? 512-i-1 : i); // get fade brightness
 		for (uint8_t hour=0; hour<12; hour++) { // set all hour colors
-			uint16_t led = LED_WS2812B_LEDS/12*hour; // get LED four hour mark
+			uint16_t led = LED_WS2812B_LEDS*hour/12; // get LED four hour mark
 			clock_leds[led*3+0] = brightness; // set brightness
 			clock_leds[led*3+1] = brightness; // set brightness
 			clock_leds[led*3+2] = brightness; // set brightness