diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
index 99519288..c354d435 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/main.cpp
@@ -4118,7 +4118,7 @@ void handleKeyboardInput() {
   if (key == KB_KEY_KBD_BACKLIGHT) {
     static bool kbdBacklightOn = false;
     kbdBacklightOn = !kbdBacklightOn;
-    digitalWrite(KB_BL_PIN, kbdBacklightOn ? 255 : 0);
+    analogWrite(KB_BL_PIN, kbdBacklightOn ? 128 : 0);
     Serial.printf("Keyboard backlight %s\n", kbdBacklightOn ? "ON" : "OFF");
     return;
   }
diff --git a/variants/lilygo_tdeck_max/TDeckProMaxBoard.cpp b/variants/lilygo_tdeck_max/TDeckProMaxBoard.cpp
index d5d18a9d..b49956df 100644
--- a/variants/lilygo_tdeck_max/TDeckProMaxBoard.cpp
+++ b/variants/lilygo_tdeck_max/TDeckProMaxBoard.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void TDeckProMaxBoard::loraPowerOff() {
 
 void TDeckProMaxBoard::backlightOn() {
   #ifdef PIN_EINK_BL
-    analogWrite(PIN_EINK_BL, 10);
+    analogWrite(PIN_EINK_BL, 5);
   #endif
   _backlightOn = true;
 }