diff --git a/Demo/Program.cs b/Demo/Program.cs
index ec5fd46..4fb9b36 100644
--- a/Demo/Program.cs
+++ b/Demo/Program.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ using Illumilib;
 namespace Demo {
     internal static class Program {
 
-        private static async Task Main(string[] args) {
-            await IllumilibLighting.Initialize();
+        private static void Main(string[] args) {
+            IllumilibLighting.Initialize();
 
             Console.WriteLine("Setting specific positions");
             IllumilibLighting.SetKeyboardLighting(0, 1, 0);
diff --git a/Illumilib/IllumilibLighting.cs b/Illumilib/IllumilibLighting.cs
index 9673a14..4a304e2 100644
--- a/Illumilib/IllumilibLighting.cs
+++ b/Illumilib/IllumilibLighting.cs
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ namespace Illumilib {
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes Illumilib, starting all of the supported lighting systems.
         /// Any lighting systems that are not supported, or for which devices are not present, will be ignored.
-        /// This function runs asynchronously. 
         /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Whether at least one lighting system was successfully initialized</returns>
         /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">Thrown if Illumilib has already been <see cref="Initialized"/></exception>
-        public static async Task Initialize() {
+        public static bool Initialize() {
             if (Initialized)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Illumilib has already been initialized");
-            var ret = new List<LightingSystem>();
+            systems = new List<LightingSystem>();
             foreach (var system in new LightingSystem[] {new LogitechLighting(), new RazerLighting()}) {
-                if (await system.Initialize())
-                    ret.Add(system);
+                if (system.Initialize())
+                    systems.Add(system);
             }
-            systems = ret;
+            return systems.Count > 0;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Illumilib/System/LightingSystem.cs b/Illumilib/System/LightingSystem.cs
index 8dae9d9..4ef2bb4 100644
--- a/Illumilib/System/LightingSystem.cs
+++ b/Illumilib/System/LightingSystem.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 namespace Illumilib.System {
     internal abstract class LightingSystem : IDisposable {
 
-        public abstract Task<bool> Initialize();
+        public abstract bool Initialize();
 
         public abstract void Dispose();
 
diff --git a/Illumilib/System/LogitechLighting.cs b/Illumilib/System/LogitechLighting.cs
index 2da4be3..437b20c 100644
--- a/Illumilib/System/LogitechLighting.cs
+++ b/Illumilib/System/LogitechLighting.cs
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ namespace Illumilib.System {
         private readonly byte[] bitmap = new byte[LogitechGsdk.LogiLedBitmapSize];
         private bool bitmapDirty;
 
-        public override Task<bool> Initialize() {
+        public override bool Initialize() {
             try {
                 LogitechGsdk.LogiLedInit();
-                return Task.FromResult(true);
+                return true;
             } catch {
-                return Task.FromResult(false);
+                return false;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Illumilib/System/RazerLighting.cs b/Illumilib/System/RazerLighting.cs
index 78bba3d..3a3f425 100644
--- a/Illumilib/System/RazerLighting.cs
+++ b/Illumilib/System/RazerLighting.cs
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ namespace Illumilib.System {
         private CustomKeyboardEffect effect = new CustomKeyboardEffect(Color.Black);
         private bool effectOutdated;
 
-        public override async Task<bool> Initialize() {
+        public override bool Initialize() {
             try {
-                this.chroma = await ColoreProvider.CreateNativeAsync();
+                this.chroma = ColoreProvider.CreateNativeAsync().Result;
                 return true;
             } catch {
                 return false;