diff --git a/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesApex8ZoneController.cpp b/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesApex8ZoneController.cpp
index ba25bfa9..a804b378 100644
--- a/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesApex8ZoneController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/SteelSeriesController/SteelSeriesApex8ZoneController.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ void SteelSeriesApex8ZoneController::SetBrightness(uint8_t brightness)
     uint8_t buffer[STEELSERIES_8Z_WRITE_PACKET_SIZE]    = { 0x00, 0x23, brightness };
 
     hid_write(dev, buffer, STEELSERIES_8Z_WRITE_PACKET_SIZE);
+
+    current_brightness = brightness;
 }
 
 uint8_t SteelSeriesApex8ZoneController::GetBrightness()