diff --git a/wled00/fcn_declare.h b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
index 31b82293..694e9c9f 100644
--- a/wled00/fcn_declare.h
+++ b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class Usermod {
 class UsermodManager {
   private:
     Usermod* ums[WLED_MAX_USERMODS];
-    byte numMods = 0;
+    unsigned numMods = 0;
 
   public:
     void loop();
diff --git a/wled00/um_manager.cpp b/wled00/um_manager.cpp
index 45647d60..7c6153f5 100644
--- a/wled00/um_manager.cpp
+++ b/wled00/um_manager.cpp
@@ -4,50 +4,50 @@
  */
 
 //Usermod Manager internals
-void UsermodManager::setup()             { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->setup(); }
-void UsermodManager::connected()         { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->connected(); }
-void UsermodManager::loop()              { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->loop();  }
-void UsermodManager::handleOverlayDraw() { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->handleOverlayDraw(); }
-// void UsermodManager::appendConfigData()  { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->appendConfigData(); } //WLEDMM not used
+void UsermodManager::setup()             { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->setup(); }
+void UsermodManager::connected()         { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->connected(); }
+void UsermodManager::loop()              { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->loop();  }
 void UsermodManager::loop2()             { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->loop2(); }
+void UsermodManager::handleOverlayDraw() { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->handleOverlayDraw(); }
+// void UsermodManager::appendConfigData()  { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->appendConfigData(); } //WLEDMM not used
 bool UsermodManager::handleButton(uint8_t b) {
   bool overrideIO = false;
-  for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) {
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) {
     if (ums[i]->handleButton(b)) overrideIO = true;
   }
   return overrideIO;
 }
 bool UsermodManager::getUMData(um_data_t **data, uint8_t mod_id) {
-  for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) {
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) {
     if (mod_id > 0 && ums[i]->getId() != mod_id) continue;  // only get data form requested usermod if provided
     if (ums[i]->getUMData(data)) return true;               // if usermod does provide data return immediately (only one usermod can provide data at one time)
   }
   return false;
 }
-void UsermodManager::addToJsonState(JsonObject& obj)    { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->addToJsonState(obj); }
-void UsermodManager::addToJsonInfo(JsonObject& obj)     { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->addToJsonInfo(obj); }
-void UsermodManager::readFromJsonState(JsonObject& obj) { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->readFromJsonState(obj); }
-void UsermodManager::addToConfig(JsonObject& obj)       { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->addToConfig(obj); }
+void UsermodManager::addToJsonState(JsonObject& obj)    { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->addToJsonState(obj); }
+void UsermodManager::addToJsonInfo(JsonObject& obj)     { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->addToJsonInfo(obj); }
+void UsermodManager::readFromJsonState(JsonObject& obj) { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->readFromJsonState(obj); }
+void UsermodManager::addToConfig(JsonObject& obj)       { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->addToConfig(obj); }
 bool UsermodManager::readFromConfig(JsonObject& obj)    {
   bool allComplete = true;
-  for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) {
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) {
     if (!ums[i]->readFromConfig(obj)) allComplete = false;
   }
   return allComplete;
 }
-void UsermodManager::onMqttConnect(bool sessionPresent) { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->onMqttConnect(sessionPresent); }
+void UsermodManager::onMqttConnect(bool sessionPresent) { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->onMqttConnect(sessionPresent); }
 bool UsermodManager::onMqttMessage(char* topic, char* payload) {
-  for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) if (ums[i]->onMqttMessage(topic, payload)) return true;
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) if (ums[i]->onMqttMessage(topic, payload)) return true;
   return false;
 }
-void UsermodManager::onUpdateBegin(bool init) { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->onUpdateBegin(init); } // notify usermods that update is to begin
-void UsermodManager::onStateChange(uint8_t mode) { for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->onStateChange(mode); } // notify usermods that WLED state changed
+void UsermodManager::onUpdateBegin(bool init) { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->onUpdateBegin(init); } // notify usermods that update is to begin
+void UsermodManager::onStateChange(uint8_t mode) { for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) ums[i]->onStateChange(mode); } // notify usermods that WLED state changed
 
 /*
  * Enables usermods to lookup another Usermod.
  */
 Usermod* UsermodManager::lookup(uint16_t mod_id) {
-  for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) {
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) {
     if (ums[i]->getId() == mod_id) {
       return ums[i];
     }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Usermod* UsermodManager::lookup(uint16_t mod_id) {
 //WLEDMM: used by Usermods in xml.cpp
 Usermod* UsermodManager::lookupName(const char *mod_name) {
   //WLEDMM: hack to get the usermod object with the mod_name (better would be to store the usermod name in the class but that requires change to all usermods)
-  for (byte i = 0; i < numMods; i++) {
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < numMods; i++) {
     // StaticJsonDocument <1024> docx;
     JsonObject um = doc.createNestedObject("um"); //WLEDMM reuse the global doc variable here