diff --git a/jsonrpc.go b/jsonrpc.go
index 738ee47..349ad83 100644
--- a/jsonrpc.go
+++ b/jsonrpc.go
@@ -225,13 +225,14 @@ func rpcTryUpdate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func rpcSetBacklightSettings(data *BacklightSettings) error {
+func rpcSetBacklightSettings(params BacklightSettings) error {
 	LoadConfig()
 
-	blConfig := *data
+	blConfig := params
 
-	if blConfig.MaxBrightness > 100 || blConfig.MaxBrightness < 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("maxBrightness must be between 0 and 100")
+	// NOTE: by default, the frontend limits the brightness to 64, as that's what the device originally shipped with.
+	if blConfig.MaxBrightness > 255 || blConfig.MaxBrightness < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("maxBrightness must be between 0 and 255")
 	}
 
 	if blConfig.DimAfter < 0 {
@@ -243,12 +244,24 @@ func rpcSetBacklightSettings(data *BacklightSettings) error {
 	}
 
 	config.DisplayMaxBrightness = blConfig.MaxBrightness
-	config.DisplayDimAfterMs = int64(blConfig.DimAfter)
-	config.DisplayOffAfterMs = int64(blConfig.OffAfter)
+	config.DisplayDimAfterSec = blConfig.DimAfter
+	config.DisplayOffAfterSec = blConfig.OffAfter
 
 	if err := SaveConfig(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save config: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	log.Printf("rpc: display: settings applied, max_brightness: %d, dim after: %ds, off after: %ds", config.DisplayMaxBrightness, config.DisplayDimAfterSec, config.DisplayOffAfterSec)
+
+	// If the device started up with auto-dim and/or auto-off set to zero, the display init
+	// method will not have started the tickers. So in case that has changed, attempt to start the tickers now.
+	startBacklightTickers()
+
+	// Wake the display after the settings are altered, this ensures the tickers
+	// are reset to the new settings, and will bring the display up to maxBrightness.
+	// Calling with force set to true, to ignore the current state of the display, and force
+	// it to reset the tickers.
+	wakeDisplay(true)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -257,8 +270,8 @@ func rpcGetBacklightSettings() (*BacklightSettings, error) {
 
 	return &BacklightSettings{
 		MaxBrightness: config.DisplayMaxBrightness,
-		DimAfter:      int(config.DisplayDimAfterMs),
-		OffAfter:      int(config.DisplayOffAfterMs),
+		DimAfter:      int(config.DisplayDimAfterSec),
+		OffAfter:      int(config.DisplayOffAfterSec),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -422,7 +435,7 @@ func callRPCHandler(handler RPCHandler, params map[string]interface{}) (interfac
 				}
 				args[i] = reflect.ValueOf(newStruct).Elem()
 			} else {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid parameter type for: %s", paramName)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid parameter type for: %s, type: %s", paramName, paramType.Kind())
 			}
 		} else {
 			args[i] = convertedValue.Convert(paramType)
@@ -597,6 +610,6 @@ var rpcHandlers = map[string]RPCHandler{
 	"getWakeOnLanDevices":    {Func: rpcGetWakeOnLanDevices},
 	"setWakeOnLanDevices":    {Func: rpcSetWakeOnLanDevices, Params: []string{"params"}},
 	"resetConfig":            {Func: rpcResetConfig},
-	"setBacklightSettings":   {Func: rpcSetBacklightSettings, Params: []string{"settings"}},
+	"setBacklightSettings":   {Func: rpcSetBacklightSettings, Params: []string{"params"}},
 	"getBacklightSettings":   {Func: rpcGetBacklightSettings},
 }