diff --git a/src/led_stub.cpp b/src/led_stub.cpp
index d980445..d22c31d 100644
--- a/src/led_stub.cpp
+++ b/src/led_stub.cpp
@@ -194,21 +194,25 @@ void DefaultLedStub::begin() {
         return;
     }
 
-    Serial.println("[LED] Launchpad-style startup animation...");
+    Serial.println("[LED] Launchpad-style startup animation (paired)...");
 
-    // Launchpad X style: sweep each LED through palette, then all-off
-    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_LEDS; i++) {
+    // Sweep each pixel-pair through palette, then off
+    for (int pair = 0; pair < 5; pair++) {
+        int i1 = pair * 2;
+        int i2 = pair * 2 + 1;
         for (int c = 1; c <= 127; c += 8) {
             uint32_t color = launchpad_palette[c];
             uint8_t r = (color >> 16) & 0xFF;
             uint8_t g = (color >> 8) & 0xFF;
             uint8_t b = color & 0xFF;
-            mux_ptr->set_led_color(i, r, g, b);
+            mux_ptr->set_led_color(i1, r, g, b);
+            mux_ptr->set_led_color(i2, r, g, b);
             mux_ptr->show();
             delay(15);
         }
-        // Turn off this LED before moving to next
-        mux_ptr->set_led_color(i, 0, 0, 0);
+        // Turn off this pair before moving to next
+        mux_ptr->set_led_color(i1, 0, 0, 0);
+        mux_ptr->set_led_color(i2, 0, 0, 0);
         mux_ptr->show();
     }