diff --git a/bin/brightness b/bin/brightness
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..073e25a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/brightness
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Set brightness and sleep a bit before reading back the value
+
+brightnessctl -q set $1
+sleep 0.1
+brightnessctl > /dev/null
diff --git a/config b/config
index 93eb1da..c864ad4 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ bindsym XF86AudioPrev        exec --no-startup-id exec playerctl -p $mediaplayer
 bindsym $mod+s exec --no-startup-id exec ~/.config/i3/bin/rofi-mediaplayer $mediaplayer
 
 # brightness
-bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec --no-startup-id exec brightnessctl -q set +5%
-bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec --no-startup-id exec brightnessctl -q set 5%-
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp   exec --no-startup-id exec ~/.config/i3/bin/brightness 5%+
+bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec --no-startup-id exec ~/.config/i3/bin/brightness 5%-
 
 # use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
 floating_modifier $mod