diff --git a/dribbblish-dynamic.js b/dribbblish-dynamic.js
index 93370e2..170fc29 100644
--- a/dribbblish-dynamic.js
+++ b/dribbblish-dynamic.js
@@ -286,28 +286,19 @@ var currentSideColor;
 var colorFadeInterval = false;
 
 function updateColors(textColHex, sideColHex) {
-    let update = (textColHex, sideColHex) => {
-        currentColor = textColHex;
-        currentSideColor = sideColHex;
+    let isLightBg = isLight(textColorBg)
+    if (isLightBg) textColHex = LightenDarkenColor(textColHex, -15) // vibrant color is always too bright for white bg mode
 
-        let isLightBg = isLight(textColorBg)
-        if (isLightBg) textColHex = LightenDarkenColor(textColHex, -15) // vibrant color is always too bright for white bg mode
-
-        let darkColHex = LightenDarkenColor(textColHex, isLightBg ? 12 : -20)
-        let darkerColHex = LightenDarkenColor(textColHex, isLightBg ? 30 : -40)
-        let buttonBgColHex = setLightness(textColHex, isLightBg ? 0.90 : 0.14)
-        setRootColor('text', textColHex)
-        setRootColor('button', darkerColHex)
-        setRootColor('button-active', darkColHex)
-        setRootColor('selected-row', darkerColHex)
-        setRootColor('tab-active', buttonBgColHex)
-        setRootColor('button-disabled', buttonBgColHex)
-        setRootColor('sidebar', sideColHex)
-    };
-
-    clearInterval(colorFadeInterval); // clear any interval that might be running
-
-    update(textColHex, sideColHex);
+    let darkColHex = LightenDarkenColor(textColHex, isLightBg ? 12 : -20)
+    let darkerColHex = LightenDarkenColor(textColHex, isLightBg ? 30 : -40)
+    let buttonBgColHex = setLightness(textColHex, isLightBg ? 0.90 : 0.14)
+    setRootColor('text', textColHex)
+    setRootColor('button', darkerColHex)
+    setRootColor('button-active', darkColHex)
+    setRootColor('selected-row', darkerColHex)
+    setRootColor('tab-active', buttonBgColHex)
+    setRootColor('button-disabled', buttonBgColHex)
+    setRootColor('sidebar', sideColHex)
 }
 
 let nearArtistSpanText = ""
diff --git a/user.css b/user.css
index 81e7fad..0a131a7 100644
--- a/user.css
+++ b/user.css
@@ -39,6 +39,37 @@
     font-weight: 500;
 }
 
+
+/* smooth color transitions */
+@property --spice-sidebar {
+  syntax: '<color>';
+  initial-value: magenta;
+  inherits: true;
+}
+
+@property --spice-main {
+  syntax: '<color>';
+  initial-value: magenta;
+  inherits: true;
+}
+
+@property --spice-text {
+  syntax: '<color>';
+  initial-value: magenta;
+  inherits: true;
+}
+
+@property --spice-button {
+  syntax: '<color>';
+  initial-value: magenta;
+  inherits: true;
+}
+
+:root {
+    transition: all var(--song-transition-speed) linear;
+    transition-property: --spice-sidebar, --spice-main, --spice-text, --spice-button;
+}
+
 body {
     --glue-font-family: "Google Sans Display","Roboto",spotify-circular,spotify-circular-cyrillic,spotify-circular-arabic,spotify-circular-hebrew,Helvetica Neue,helvetica,arial,Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro,Meiryo,MS Gothic,sans-serif;
     --info-font-family: "Roboto",spotify-circular,spotify-circular-cyrillic,spotify-circular-arabic,spotify-circular-hebrew,Helvetica Neue,helvetica,arial,Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro,Meiryo,MS Gothic,sans-serif;
@@ -1351,35 +1382,3 @@ html.right-expanded-cover.buddyfeed-visible .main-coverSlotExpanded-container {
 .main-tag-container {
     background-color: var(--spice-text);
 }
-
-/* smooth color transitions */
-@property --spice-sidebar {
-  syntax: '<color>';
-  initial-value: magenta;
-  inherits: true;
-}
-
-@property --spice-main {
-  syntax: '<color>';
-  initial-value: magenta;
-  inherits: true;
-}
-
-@property --spice-text {
-  syntax: '<color>';
-  initial-value: magenta;
-  inherits: true;
-}
-
-@property --spice-button {
-  syntax: '<color>';
-  initial-value: magenta;
-  inherits: true;
-}
-
-html {
-    transition: --spice-sidebar var(--song-transition-speed),
-                --spice-main var(--song-transition-speed),
-                --spice-text var(--song-transition-speed),
-                --spice-button var(--song-transition-speed);
-}
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