diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
deleted file mode 100644
index 69998eb..0000000
--- a/TODO
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-1. Add an "ease" option to the static mode
-      other mode to static: from 0
-      static to static: depends on current brightness
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0ef945f..e5b5fd1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ void setup()
   stairs->init(pwmDriver);
 
   _dln("Initializing WiFi");
+  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
   WiFi.hostname(WiFiHostname);
   WiFi.begin(WiFiSSID, WiFiPassword);
 
diff --git a/src/modes/static.cpp b/src/modes/static.cpp
index 26144bf..7398bf2 100644
--- a/src/modes/static.cpp
+++ b/src/modes/static.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ void StaticMode::tick(IStairs* stairs, uint32_t currentTime)
   if (this->easeState == None)
     return;
 
-  this->currentBrightness = (currentTime - this->easeStartTime) * ((this->parameters.brightness - this->easeStartBrightness) / this->parameters.easeTime);
+  uint32_t elapsedTime = currentTime - this->easeStartTime;
+  uint32_t diff = this->easeState == Up ? this->parameters.brightness - this->easeStartBrightness : this->easeStartBrightness - this->parameters.brightness;
+  uint32_t delta = (diff * elapsedTime) / this->parameters.easeTime;
+
+  this->currentBrightness = this->easeState == Up ? this->easeStartBrightness + delta : this->easeStartBrightness - delta;
 
 
-  if ((this->easeState == Up && this->currentBrightness >= this->parameters.brightness) ||
-      (this->easeState == Down && this->currentBrightness <= this->parameters.brightness))
+  if (elapsedTime >= this->parameters.easeTime)
   {
     this->currentBrightness = this->parameters.brightness;
     this->easeState = None;