diff --git a/components/custom_monochromatic/monochromatic_light_output.h b/components/custom_monochromatic/monochromatic_light_output.h
index 186f833..eabda9c 100644
--- a/components/custom_monochromatic/monochromatic_light_output.h
+++ b/components/custom_monochromatic/monochromatic_light_output.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public:
     upper_ = upper;
     lower_ = lower;
     state_ = Off;
+    bright_ = 0.0;
   }
   light::LightTraits get_traits() override {
     auto traits = light::LightTraits();
@@ -27,26 +28,28 @@ public:
   }
   void write_state(light::LightState *state) override {
     this->light_state_ = state;
-    float bright;
-    state->current_values_as_brightness(&bright);
-    this->upper_->set_level(bright);
-    this->lower_->set_level(bright);
+    state->current_values_as_brightness(&(this -> bright_));
+    this->upper_->set_level(this->bright_);
+    this->lower_->set_level(this->bright_);
   }
 
   void set_state(State s){
     this->state_ = s;
     switch(s){
       case(On):
-        this -> light_state_->turn_on();
+        /* this -> light_state_->turn_on(); */
+        this -> upper_ -> set_level(this->bright_);
+        this -> lower_ -> set_level(this->bright_);
         break;
       case(Off):
-        this -> light_state_->turn_off();
+        /* this -> light_state_->turn_off(); */
+        this -> upper_ -> set_level(0.0);
+        this -> lower_ -> set_level(0.0);
         break;
       case(Auto):
-
         break;
     }
-    this -> write_state(this -> light_state_);
+    /* this -> write_state(this -> light_state_); */
   }
 
   void loop(){
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   State state_;
+  float bright_;
   light::LightState *light_state_;
   output::FloatOutput *upper_;
   output::FloatOutput *lower_;