diff --git a/RGBController/RGBController_Network.cpp b/RGBController/RGBController_Network.cpp
index dc2f33e5..f6be8645 100644
--- a/RGBController/RGBController_Network.cpp
+++ b/RGBController/RGBController_Network.cpp
@@ -78,3 +78,17 @@ void RGBController_Network::DeviceUpdateMode()
 
     delete[] data;
 }
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------*\
+| This function overrides RGBController::UpdateLEDs()!  |
+| Normally, UpdateLEDs() sets a flag for the updater    |
+| thread to update the device asynchronously, which     |
+| prevents delays updating local devices.  This causes  |
+| instability and flickering with network devices though|
+| so for the network implementation, process all updates|
+| synchronously.                                        |
+\*-----------------------------------------------------*/
+void RGBController_Network::UpdateLEDs()
+{
+    DeviceUpdateLEDs();
+}
diff --git a/RGBController/RGBController_Network.h b/RGBController/RGBController_Network.h
index a60032f7..156ba801 100644
--- a/RGBController/RGBController_Network.h
+++ b/RGBController/RGBController_Network.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public:
     void        SetCustomMode();
     void        DeviceUpdateMode();
 
+    void        UpdateLEDs();
+
 private:
     NetworkClient *     client;
     unsigned int        dev_idx;