diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a81d5e05..a16239fa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -374,6 +374,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "take_mut",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "libudev-sys"
+version = "0.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3c8469b4a23b962c1396b9b451dda50ef5b283e8dd309d69033475fa9b334324"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "pkg-config",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "libusb1-sys"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -648,6 +658,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "sysfs-class",
  "tokio",
+ "udev",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -869,6 +880,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "udev"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "24953d50a3bce0f5f5a9a2766567072dc9af8096f8c40ea81815da651066bc9f"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "libudev-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-xid"
 version = "0.2.1"
diff --git a/rog-core/Cargo.toml b/rog-core/Cargo.toml
index 2665b456..881fcf1f 100644
--- a/rog-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rog-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 [dependencies]
 rog-client = { path = "../rog-client" }
 rusb = "^0.6.0"
+udev = "^0.4.0"
 
 # cli and logging
 gumdrop = "^0.8.0"
diff --git a/rog-core/src/daemon.rs b/rog-core/src/daemon.rs
index 9bbe454b..ce00bdf0 100644
--- a/rog-core/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/rog-core/src/daemon.rs
@@ -45,14 +45,24 @@ pub async fn start_daemon() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         .unwrap_or_else(|err| warn!("Battery charge limit: {}", err));
 
     let mut led_writer = LedWriter::new(
-        "/dev/hidraw2".to_string(),
+        "1866",
         laptop.supported_modes().to_owned(),
+    ).map_or_else(
+        |err| {
+            error!("{}", err);
+            None
+        },
+        |ledwriter| {
+            info!("LED Writer loaded");
+            Some(ledwriter)
+        },
     );
 
-    led_writer
-        .reload_last_builtin(&mut config)
+    if let Some(writer) = led_writer.as_mut() {
+        writer.reload_last_builtin(&mut config)
         .await
         .unwrap_or_else(|err| warn!("Reload settings: {}", err));
+    }
 
     // Set up the mutexes
     let config = Arc::new(Mutex::new(config));
@@ -149,17 +159,18 @@ pub async fn start_daemon() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         connection.process_all();
 
         while let Some(command) = aura_command_recv.recv().await {
+            if let Some(writer) = led_writer.as_mut() {
             let mut config = config.lock().await;
             match &command {
                 AuraModes::RGB(_) => {
-                    led_writer
+                    writer
                         .do_command(command, &mut config)
                         .await
                         .unwrap_or_else(|err| warn!("{}", err));
                 }
                 _ => {
                     let json = serde_json::to_string(&command)?;
-                    led_writer
+                    writer
                         .do_command(command, &mut config)
                         .await
                         .unwrap_or_else(|err| warn!("{}", err));
@@ -171,7 +182,7 @@ pub async fn start_daemon() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                         )
                         .unwrap_or_else(|_| 0);
                 }
-            }
+            }}
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/rog-core/src/led_control.rs b/rog-core/src/led_control.rs
index a53349a2..981d21e9 100644
--- a/rog-core/src/led_control.rs
+++ b/rog-core/src/led_control.rs
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ use rog_client::{
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::Write;
 
-/// UNSAFE: Must live as long as RogCore
-///
-/// Because we're holding a pointer to something that *may* go out of scope while the
-/// pointer is held. We're relying on access to struct to be behind a Mutex, and for behaviour
-/// that may cause invalididated pointer to cause the program to panic rather than continue.
 pub struct LedWriter {
     dev_node: String,
     supported_modes: Vec<u8>,
@@ -23,12 +18,30 @@ pub struct LedWriter {
 
 impl LedWriter {
     #[inline]
-    pub fn new(dev_node: String, supported_modes: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
-        LedWriter {
-            dev_node,
-            supported_modes,
-            flip_effect_write: false,
+    pub fn new(idProduct: &str, supported_modes: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, std::io::Error> {
+        let mut enumerator = udev::Enumerator::new()?;
+        enumerator.match_subsystem("hidraw")?;
+
+        for device in enumerator.scan_devices()? {
+            if let Some(parent) = device.parent_with_subsystem_devtype("usb", "usb_device")? {
+                if parent.attribute_value("idProduct").unwrap() == idProduct
+                // && device.parent().unwrap().sysnum().unwrap() == 3
+                {
+                    if let Some(dev_node) = device.devnode() {
+                        info!("Using device at: {:?}", dev_node);
+                        return Ok(LedWriter {
+                            dev_node: dev_node.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                            supported_modes,
+                            flip_effect_write: false,
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
+        Err(std::io::Error::new(
+            std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
+            "Device node not found",
+        ))
     }
 
     pub async fn do_command(
@@ -50,8 +63,6 @@ impl LedWriter {
     }
 
     /// Write an effect block
-    ///
-    /// `aura_effect_init` must be called any effect routine, and called only once.
     #[inline]
     async fn write_effect(&mut self, effect: &[Vec<u8>]) -> Result<(), RogError> {
         if self.flip_effect_write {