diff --git a/plejd/api.js b/plejd/api.js
index a2a7b31..49823a5 100644
--- a/plejd/api.js
+++ b/plejd/api.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ API_LOGIN_URL = 'login';
 API_SITES_URL = 'functions/getSites';
 
 // #region logging
-const debug = '';
+let debug = '';
 
 const getLogger = () => {
   const consoleLogger = msg => console.log('plejd-api', msg);
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ class PlejdApi extends EventEmitter {
     this.site = null;
   }
 
+  updateSettings(settings) {
+    if (settings.debug) {
+      debug = 'console';
+    }
+    else {
+      debug = '';
+    }
+  }
+
   login() {
     logger('login()');
     const self = this;
diff --git a/plejd/ble.js b/plejd/ble.js
index 05717ff..5a258d6 100644
--- a/plejd/ble.js
+++ b/plejd/ble.js
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ class PlejdService extends EventEmitter {
     this.wireEvents();
   }
 
+  updateSettings(settings) {
+    if (settings.debug) {
+      debug = 'console';
+    }
+    else {
+      debug = '';
+    }
+  }
+
   turnOn(id, command) {
     logger('turning on ' + id + ' at brightness ' + (!command.brightness ? 255 : command.brightness));
     const brightness = command.brightness ? command.brightness : 0;
@@ -83,7 +92,7 @@ class PlejdService extends EventEmitter {
 
       let i = 0;
       const transitionRef = setInterval(() => {
-        this._turnOn(id, (brightnessStep * i) + 1);
+        this._turnOn(id, parseInt((brightnessStep * i) + 1));
 
         if (i >= steps) {
           clearInterval(transitionRef);
@@ -124,19 +133,16 @@ class PlejdService extends EventEmitter {
 
       let i = 0;
       const transitionRef = setInterval(() => {
-        currentBrightness = initialBrightness - (brightnessStep * i);
-        if (currentBrightness <= 0) {
-          clearInterval(transitionRef);
-        }
-        
-        this._turnOn(id, currentBrightness);
-
-        if (i >= steps) {
+        currentBrightness = parseInt(initialBrightness - (brightnessStep * i));
+        if (currentBrightness <= 0 || i >= steps) {
           clearInterval(transitionRef);
 
           // finally, we turn it off
           this._turnOff(id);
+          return;
         }
+        
+        this._turnOn(id, currentBrightness);
 
         i++;
       }, 500);
diff --git a/plejd/main.js b/plejd/main.js
index 855037e..7b9856a 100644
--- a/plejd/main.js
+++ b/plejd/main.js
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ async function main() {
           plejd.turnOff(deviceId, command);
         }
       });
+
+      client.on('settingsChanged', (settings) => {
+        if (settings.module === 'mqtt') {
+          client.updateSettings(settings);
+        }
+        else if (settings.module === 'ble') {
+          plejd.updateSettings(settings);
+        }
+        else if (settings.module === 'api') {
+          plejdApi.updateSettings(settings);
+        }
+      }); 
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/plejd/mqtt.js b/plejd/mqtt.js
index 40e6440..39afbb9 100644
--- a/plejd/mqtt.js
+++ b/plejd/mqtt.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const _ = require('lodash');
 const startTopic = 'hass/status';
 
 // #region logging
-const debug = '';
+let debug = '';
 
 const getLogger = () => {
   const consoleLogger = msg => console.log('plejd-mqtt', msg);
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const getConfigPath = plug => `${getPath(plug)}/config`;
 const getStateTopic = plug => `${getPath(plug)}/state`;
 const getCommandTopic = plug => `${getPath(plug)}/set`;
 const getSceneEventTopic = () => `plejd/event/scene`;
+const getSettingsTopic = () => `plejd/settings`;
 
 const getDiscoveryPayload = device => ({
   schema: 'json',
@@ -78,6 +79,12 @@ class MqttClient extends EventEmitter {
           logger('error: unable to subscribe to control topics');
         }
       });
+
+      this.client.subscribe(getSettingsTopic(), (err) => {
+        if (err) {
+          console.log('error: could not subscribe to settings topic');
+        }
+      });
     });
 
     this.client.on('close', () => {
@@ -92,6 +99,9 @@ class MqttClient extends EventEmitter {
         logger('home assistant has started. lets do discovery.');
         self.emit('connected');
       }
+      else if (topic === getSettingsTopic()) {
+        self.emit('settingsChanged', command);
+      }
 
       if (_.includes(topic, 'set')) {
         const device = self.devices.find(x => getCommandTopic(x) === topic);
@@ -100,6 +110,15 @@ class MqttClient extends EventEmitter {
     });
   }
 
+  updateSettings(settings) {
+    if (settings.debug) {
+      debug = 'console';
+    }
+    else {
+      debug = '';
+    }
+  }
+
   reconnect() {
     this.client.reconnect();
   }