diff --git a/companion/src/eeprominterface.cpp b/companion/src/eeprominterface.cpp
index a6f2a45e23..a5f339710f 100644
--- a/companion/src/eeprominterface.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/eeprominterface.cpp
@@ -1075,6 +1075,10 @@ GeneralSettings::GeneralSettings()
     switchConfig[i] = getSwitchInfo(board, i).config;
   }
 
+  if (IS_HORUS(board)) {
+    backlightOffBright = 20;
+  }
+
   if (IS_HORUS(board)) {
     potConfig[0] = Board::POT_WITH_DETENT;
     potConfig[1] = Board::POT_MULTIPOS_SWITCH;