diff --git a/wled00/data/index.htm b/wled00/data/index.htm
index 8dd26b7b7..fead9f1ba 100644
--- a/wled00/data/index.htm
+++ b/wled00/data/index.htm
@@ -7,49 +7,7 @@
 	<meta content="yes" name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable">
 	<link rel="shortcut icon" href="data:image/x-icon;base64,AAABAAEAEBAAAAEAGACGAAAAFgAAAIlQTkcNChoKAAAADUlIRFIAAAAQAAAAEAgGAAAAH/P/YQAAAE1JREFUOI1j/P//PwOxgNGeAUMxE9G6cQCKDWAhpADZ2f8PMjBS3QW08QK20KaZC2gfC9hCnqouoNgARgY7zMxAyNlUdQHlXiAlO2MDAD63EVqNHAe0AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"/>
 	<title>WLED</title>
-	<script>
-	function feedback(){}
-	// instead of including [script src="iro.js"][/script] and [script src="rangetouch.js"][/script]
-	// (which would be inlined by nodeJS inliner during minimization and compression) we need to load them dynamically
-	// the following is needed to load iro.js and rangetouch.js as consecutive requests to allow ESP8266
-	// to keep up with requests (if requests happent too fast some may not get processed)
-	// it will also call onLoad() after last is loaded (it was removed from [body onload="onLoad()"]).
-	var h  = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
-	var l  = document.createElement('script');
-	l.type = 'application/javascript';
-	l.src = 'iro.js';
-	l.addEventListener('load', (e) => {
-		// after iro is loaded initialize global variable
-		cpick = new iro.ColorPicker("#picker", {
-			width: 260,
-			wheelLightness: false,
-			wheelAngle: 270,
-			wheelDirection: "clockwise",
-			layout: [{
-				component: iro.ui.Wheel,
-				options: {}
-			}]
-		});
-		cpick.on("input:end", () => {setColor(1);});
-		cpick.on("color:change", () => {updatePSliders()});
-		var l  = document.createElement('script');
-		l.type = 'application/javascript';
-		l.src = 'rangetouch.js';
-		l.addEventListener('load', (e) => {
-			// after rangetouch is loaded initialize global variable
-			ranges = RangeTouch.setup('input[type="range"]', {});
-			let stateCheck = setInterval(() => {
-				if (document.readyState === 'complete') {
-					clearInterval(stateCheck);
-					// document ready, start processing UI
-					onLoad();
-				}
-			}, 100);
-		});
-		setTimeout(()=>{h.appendChild(l)},100);
-	});
-	setTimeout(()=>{h.appendChild(l)},200);
-	</script>
+	<script>function feedback(){}</script>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -378,6 +336,8 @@
 </div>
 
 <i id="roverstar" class="icons huge" onclick="setLor(0)">&#xe410;</i><br>
+<script src="iro.js"></script>
+<script src="rangetouch.js"></script>
 <script src="index.js"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/wled00/data/index.js b/wled00/data/index.js
index 3fed6d20e..9b4d0f0af 100644
--- a/wled00/data/index.js
+++ b/wled00/data/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var pcMode = false, pcModeA = false, lastw = 0, wW;
 var simplifiedUI = false;
 var tr = 7;
 var d = document;
+const ranges = RangeTouch.setup('input[type="range"]', {});
 var palettesData;
 var fxdata = [];
 var pJson = {}, eJson = {}, lJson = {};
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ var pN = "", pI = 0, pNum = 0;
 var pmt = 1, pmtLS = 0, pmtLast = 0;
 var lastinfo = {};
 var isM = false, mw = 0, mh=0;
-var ws, cpick, ranges, wsRpt=0;
+var ws, cpick, wsRpt=0;
 var cfg = {
 	theme:{base:"dark", bg:{url:"", rnd: false, rndGrayscale: false, rndBlur: false}, alpha:{bg:0.6,tab:0.8}, color:{bg:""}},
 	comp :{colors:{picker: true, rgb: false, quick: true, hex: false},
@@ -39,6 +40,19 @@ var hol = [
 	[0,0,1,1,"https://images.alphacoders.com/119/1198800.jpg"] // new year
 ];
 
+cpick = new iro.ColorPicker("#picker", {
+	width: 260,
+	wheelLightness: false,
+	wheelAngle: 270,
+	wheelDirection: "clockwise",
+	layout: [{
+		component: iro.ui.Wheel,
+		options: {}
+	}]
+});
+cpick.on("input:end", () => {setColor(1);});
+cpick.on("color:change", () => {updatePSliders()});
+
 function handleVisibilityChange() {if (!d.hidden && new Date () - lastUpdate > 3000) requestJson();}
 function sCol(na, col) {d.documentElement.style.setProperty(na, col);}
 function gId(c) {return d.getElementById(c);}
