diff --git a/clock_screensaver.py b/clock_screensaver.py
index 8f1e925..33448b0 100644
--- a/clock_screensaver.py
+++ b/clock_screensaver.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ options.chain_length = 1
 options.parallel = 1
 options.hardware_mapping = 'adafruit-hat'  # Change this if you have a different GPIO mapping
 options.gpio_slowdown = 2
-options.brightness = int(settings['brightness']*10)
+options.brightness = int(settings['brightness'])*10
 # Create the RGBMatrix object
 matrix = RGBMatrix(options=options)