diff --git a/usermods/ST7789_display/ST7789_display.h b/usermods/ST7789_display/ST7789_display.h
index bfa2bbee3..49e05fe0a 100644
--- a/usermods/ST7789_display/ST7789_display.h
+++ b/usermods/ST7789_display/ST7789_display.h
@@ -292,33 +292,8 @@ class St7789DisplayUsermod : public Usermod {
         // palette name
         tft.setTextColor(TFT_YELLOW);
         tft.setCursor(0, 168);
-        qComma = 0;
-        insideQuotes = false;
-        printedChars = 0;
-        // Looking for palette name in JSON.
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < strlen_P(JSON_palette_names); i++)
-        {
-        singleJsonSymbol = pgm_read_byte_near(JSON_palette_names + i);
-            switch (singleJsonSymbol)
-            {
-            case '"':
-            insideQuotes = !insideQuotes;
-            break;
-            case '[':
-            case ']':
-            break;
-            case ',':
-            qComma++;
-            default:
-                if (!insideQuotes || (qComma != knownPalette))
-                break;
-            tft.print(singleJsonSymbol);
-            printedChars++;
-            }
-        // The following is modified from the code from the u8g2/u8g8 based code (knownPalette was knownMode)
-        if ((qComma > knownPalette) || (printedChars > tftcharwidth - 1))
-        break;
-        }
+        extractModeName(knownPalette, JSON_palette_names, lineBuffer, tftcharwidth);
+        tft.print(lineBuffer);
 
         tft.setCursor(0, 192);
         tft.setTextColor(TFT_SILVER);
diff --git a/usermods/usermod_v2_four_line_display/usermod_v2_four_line_display.h b/usermods/usermod_v2_four_line_display/usermod_v2_four_line_display.h
index 8c254e402..b55ff3490 100644
--- a/usermods/usermod_v2_four_line_display/usermod_v2_four_line_display.h
+++ b/usermods/usermod_v2_four_line_display/usermod_v2_four_line_display.h
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ class FourLineDisplayUsermod : public Usermod {
 
     void drawLine(uint8_t line, Line4Type lineType) {
       char lineBuffer[LINE_BUFFER_SIZE];
+      uint8_t printedChars;
       switch(lineType) {
         case FLD_LINE_BRIGHTNESS:
           sprintf_P(lineBuffer, PSTR("Brightness %3d"), bri);
@@ -452,10 +453,16 @@ class FourLineDisplayUsermod : public Usermod {
           drawString(2, line*lineHeight, lineBuffer);
           break;
         case FLD_LINE_MODE:
-          showCurrentEffectOrPalette(knownMode, JSON_mode_names, line);
+          printedChars = extractModeName(knownMode, JSON_mode_names, lineBuffer, LINE_BUFFER_SIZE-1);
+          for (;printedChars < getCols()-2 && printedChars < LINE_BUFFER_SIZE-3; printedChars++) lineBuffer[printedChars]=' ';
+          lineBuffer[printedChars] = 0;
+          drawString(2, line*lineHeight, lineBuffer);
           break;
         case FLD_LINE_PALETTE:
-          showCurrentEffectOrPalette(knownPalette, JSON_palette_names, line);
+          printedChars = extractModeName(knownPalette, JSON_palette_names, lineBuffer, LINE_BUFFER_SIZE-1);
+          for (;printedChars < getCols()-2 && printedChars < LINE_BUFFER_SIZE-3; printedChars++) lineBuffer[printedChars]=' ';
+          lineBuffer[printedChars] = 0;
+          drawString(2, line*lineHeight, lineBuffer);
           break;
         case FLD_LINE_TIME:
         default:
@@ -464,19 +471,6 @@ class FourLineDisplayUsermod : public Usermod {
       }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Display the current effect or palette (desiredEntry) 
-     * on the appropriate line (row).
-     */
-    void showCurrentEffectOrPalette(int knownMode, const char *qstring, uint8_t row) {
-      char lineBuffer[LINE_BUFFER_SIZE];
-      extractModeName(knownMode, qstring, lineBuffer, LINE_BUFFER_SIZE-1);
-      uint8_t printedChars = strlen(lineBuffer);
-      for (;printedChars < getCols()-2 && printedChars < sizeof(lineBuffer)-2; printedChars++) lineBuffer[printedChars]=' ';
-      lineBuffer[printedChars] = 0;
-      drawString(2, row*lineHeight, lineBuffer);
-    }
-
     /**
      * If there screen is off or in clock is displayed,
      * this will return true. This allows us to throw away
diff --git a/wled00/fcn_declare.h b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
index 77eb2124f..4d1007fc1 100644
--- a/wled00/fcn_declare.h
+++ b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void serializeSegment(JsonObject& root, WS2812FX::Segment& seg, byte id, bool fo
 void serializeState(JsonObject root, bool forPreset = false, bool includeBri = true, bool segmentBounds = true);
 void serializeInfo(JsonObject root);
 void serializeSRNames(JsonArray arr, const char *qstring);
-void extractModeName(uint8_t mode, const char *src, char *dest, uint8_t maxLen);
+uint8_t extractModeName(uint8_t mode, const char *src, char *dest, uint8_t maxLen);
 void serveJson(AsyncWebServerRequest* request);
 bool serveLiveLeds(AsyncWebServerRequest* request, uint32_t wsClient = 0);
 
diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index af6579cad..67d368bcb 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -831,10 +831,11 @@ void deserializeModeNames(JsonArray arr, const char *qstring) {
 
 // extracts effect mode (or palette) name from names serialized string
 // caller must provide large enough buffer!
-void extractModeName(uint8_t mode, const char *src, char *dest, uint8_t maxLen)
+uint8_t extractModeName(uint8_t mode, const char *src, char *dest, uint8_t maxLen)
 {
   uint8_t qComma = 0;
   bool insideQuotes = false;
+  bool atFound = false;
   uint8_t printedChars = 0;
   char singleJsonSymbol;
 
@@ -845,7 +846,10 @@ void extractModeName(uint8_t mode, const char *src, char *dest, uint8_t maxLen)
     switch (singleJsonSymbol) {
       case '"':
         insideQuotes = !insideQuotes;
+        if (!insideQuotes && atFound) atFound = false;
         break;
+      case '@':
+        if (insideQuotes) atFound = true;
       case '[':
       case ']':
         break;
@@ -853,13 +857,12 @@ void extractModeName(uint8_t mode, const char *src, char *dest, uint8_t maxLen)
         qComma++;
       default:
         if (!insideQuotes || (qComma != mode)) break;
-        dest[printedChars++] = singleJsonSymbol;
+        if (!atFound) dest[printedChars++] = singleJsonSymbol;
     }
     if ((qComma > mode) || (printedChars >= maxLen)) break;
   }
   dest[printedChars] = '\0';
-  char *p = strchr(dest,'@');
-  if (p != nullptr) *p = '\0';
+  return printedChars;
 }
 
 void serveJson(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
@@ -878,6 +881,13 @@ void serveJson(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
   else if (url.indexOf(F("eff")) > 0) {
     // this is going to serve raw effect names which will include WLED-SR extensions in names
     request->send_P(200, "application/json", JSON_mode_names);
+    // if we want parsed effect names use this (warning, this will prevent UI from receiving this extension making it useless)
+    //AsyncJsonResponse* response = new AsyncJsonResponse(JSON_BUFFER_SIZE, true);  // array document
+    //JsonArray doc = response->getRoot();
+    //deserializeModeNames(doc, JSON_mode_names); // remove WLED-SR extensions from effect names
+    //response->setLength();
+    //request->send(response);
+    //delete response;
     return;
   }
   else if (url.indexOf("pal") > 0) {
@@ -923,6 +933,8 @@ void serveJson(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
 
   response->setLength();
   request->send(response);
+
+  delete response;
 }
 
 #define MAX_LIVE_LEDS 180