diff --git a/command_watcher.sh b/command_watcher.sh
index 77debaa..be7b352 100755
--- a/command_watcher.sh
+++ b/command_watcher.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 COMMAND_FILE=/tmp/command
 
 lounge_light() {
-	echo "not implemented"
+	COLOR=$1
+	echo "not implemented" #FIXME
 }
 
 lounge_light_toggle() {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ while true; do
 				lounge_light_toggle
 				;;
 			lounge_light*)
-				lounge_light "$COMMAND"
+				lounge_light "$(echo "$COMMAND " | cut -d" " -f2 | grep -oe "[a-z]\?[0-9a-fA-F]*" | head -n1)"
 				;;
 			*)
 				echo "ERROR; available commands:" >&2
diff --git a/shell.sh b/shell.sh
index c507301..129be89 100755
--- a/shell.sh
+++ b/shell.sh
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	lounge_light_toggle)
 		lounge_light_toggle
 		;;
-	lounge_light*)
-		lounge_light "$(echo $COMMAND | cut -d" " -f2 | grep -oe "[a-z]\?[0-9a-fA-F]*" | head -n1)"
+	lounge_light\ *)
+		lounge_light "$(echo "$COMMAND " | cut -d" " -f2 | grep -oe "[a-z]\?[0-9a-fA-F]*" | head -n1)"
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo "ERROR; available commands:" >&2
-		echo "status lounge_light lounge_light_toggle" >&2
+		echo "status, lounge_light [string], lounge_light_toggle" >&2
 		exit 1
 		;;
 esac