diff --git a/displayword.lua b/displayword.lua
index 255efa5..ed67ac4 100644
--- a/displayword.lua
+++ b/displayword.lua
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ local round = function(num)
     end
 end
 
--- Initial value of percentage
-local briPercent=50
 local data={}
 
 -- Module displaying of the words
@@ -50,6 +48,11 @@ local generateLEDs = function(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, color
  if (words == nil) then
    return nil
  end
+
+ -- Initial value of percentage
+ if (words.briPercent == nil) then
+    words.briPercent=50
+ end
  
  local minutes=1
  if (words.min1 == 1) then
@@ -63,8 +66,8 @@ local generateLEDs = function(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, color
  end
  if (adc ~= nil) then
     local per = math.floor(100*adc.read(0)/1000)
-    briPercent = math.floor( ((briPercent * 4) +  per) / 5)
-    print("Minutes : " .. tostring(minutes) .. " bright: " .. tostring(briPercent) .. "% current: " .. tostring(per) .. "%")
+    words.briPercent = tonumber( ((words.briPercent * 4) +  per) / 5)
+    print("Minutes : " .. tostring(minutes) .. " bright: " .. tostring(words.briPercent) .. "% current: " .. tostring(per) .. "%")
     data.colorFg   = string.char(string.byte(colorForground,1) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorForground,2) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorForground,3) * briPercent / 100) 
     data.colorMin1 = string.char(string.byte(colorMin1,1) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorMin1,2) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorMin1,3) * briPercent / 100)
     data.colorMin2 = string.char(string.byte(colorMin2,1) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorMin2,2) * briPercent / 100, string.byte(colorMin2,3) * briPercent / 100)
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 635d376..241c4a7 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function syncTimeFromInternet()
      end
    )
 end
-
+briPercent = 50
 function displayTime()
      local sec, usec = rtctime.get()
      -- Handle lazy programmer:
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function displayTime()
      end
      local time = getTime(sec, timezoneoffset)
      local words = display_timestat(time.hour, time.minute)
+     words.briPercent=briPercent
      dp = dofile("displayword.lc")
      if (dp ~= nil) then
         ledBuf = dp.generateLEDs(words, color, color1, color2, color3, color4)
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ function displayTime()
          end
      end
      -- cleanup
-
+     briPercent=words.briPercent
      words=nil
      time=nil
      collectgarbage()