diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.h b/src/HomeSpan.h
index 80dc1f6..05d73b5 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.h
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.h
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@
 #if defined(BOARD_HAS_PSRAM)
 #define HS_MALLOC ps_malloc
 #define HS_CALLOC ps_calloc
+#define ps_new(X) new(ps_malloc(sizeof(X)))X
 #else
 #define HS_MALLOC malloc
 #define HS_CALLOC calloc
+#define ps_new(X) new X
 #endif
 
 #pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wpmf-conversions"                // eliminates warning messages from use of pointers to member functions to detect whether update() and loop() are overridden by user
diff --git a/src/src.ino b/src/src.ino
index 76fbe9d..16f300a 100644
--- a/src/src.ino
+++ b/src/src.ino
@@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ void setup() {
   homeSpan.setLogLevel(2);
 
   homeSpan.begin(Category::Lighting,"HomeSpan Max");
-  
-  new(HS_MALLOC(sizeof(SpanAccessory))) SpanAccessory();
-    new(HS_MALLOC(sizeof(SpanService))) Service::AccessoryInformation();  
-      new(HS_MALLOC(sizeof(SpanCharacteristic))) Characteristic::Identify();
+
+  ps_new(SpanAccessory)();
+    ps_new(Service::AccessoryInformation)();  
+      ps_new(Characteristic::Identify)();
 
   for(int i=0;i<80;i++){
-    new(HS_MALLOC(sizeof(SpanAccessory))) SpanAccessory();
-      new(HS_MALLOC(sizeof(SpanService))) Service::AccessoryInformation();  
-        new(HS_MALLOC(sizeof(SpanCharacteristic))) Characteristic::Identify();
+    ps_new(SpanAccessory)();
+      ps_new(Service::AccessoryInformation)();  
+        ps_new(Characteristic::Identify)();
         char c[30];
         sprintf(c,"Light-%d",i);
-        new(HS_MALLOC(sizeof(SpanCharacteristic))) Characteristic::Name(c);
-      new(HS_MALLOC(sizeof(SpanService))) Service::LightBulb();
-        new(HS_MALLOC(sizeof(SpanCharacteristic))) Characteristic::On();
-        new(HS_MALLOC(sizeof(SpanCharacteristic))) Characteristic::Brightness();
+        ps_new(Characteristic::Name)(c);
+      ps_new(Service::LightBulb)();
+        ps_new(Characteristic::On)();
+        ps_new(Characteristic::Brightness)(50,false);
   }
       
 }