diff --git a/EchoBridge/Controllers/LightsController.cs b/EchoBridge/Controllers/LightsController.cs
index 352e0f8..a38bb05 100644
--- a/EchoBridge/Controllers/LightsController.cs
+++ b/EchoBridge/Controllers/LightsController.cs
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ public class LightsController : ApiController
         public HttpResponseMessage Get()
         {
             logger.Info("LightsController called. (// GET api/{userId}/lights)...");
-            string output = "{" ;
+            var output = "{" ;
 
-            foreach (Device d in Globals.DeviceList.List())
+            foreach (var d in Globals.DeviceList.List())
             {
-                output += "\"" + d.id.ToString() + "\": \"" + d.name + "\",";
+                output += "\"" + d.id + "\": \"" + d.name + "\",";
             }
             //remove trailing comma
             if (output.Length > 1) output = output.Substring(0, output.Length - 1);
@@ -29,34 +29,32 @@ public HttpResponseMessage Get()
             output += "}";
 
             
-            return new HttpResponseMessage()
+            return new HttpResponseMessage
             {
                 Content = new StringContent(output, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
             };
-
         }
 
         // GET  api/{userId}/lights/5 
         public HttpResponseMessage Get(string id)
         {
             logger.Info("LightsController called (// GET  api/{userId}/lights/{id}) Retrieving light with id[" + id + "]...");
-            Device device = Globals.DeviceList.FindById(id);
+            var device = Globals.DeviceList.FindById(id);
             if (device == null)
             {
                 logger.Warn("LightsController GET: Could not locate a light with id [" + id + "].");
-                return new HttpResponseMessage()
+                return new HttpResponseMessage
                 {
-                    StatusCode = System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NotFound,
+                    StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.NotFound,
                     ReasonPhrase = "Could locate a device with that id."
                 };
             }
 
             logger.Info("LightsController GET: Returned DeviceResponse for device named[{0}], with id [{1}]", device.name, device.id);
-            DeviceResponse response = DeviceResponse.createResponse(device.name, device.id);
-            return Request.CreateResponse(System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK, response);
+            var response = DeviceResponse.createResponse(device.name, device.id);
+            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, response);
         }
 
-
         // PUT api/{userId}/lights/5/ 
         public HttpResponseMessage Put(string id)
         {
@@ -79,18 +77,17 @@ public HttpResponseMessage Put(string id)
             logger.Info($"Alexa request: {jsonContent}");
             var deviceState=Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DeviceState>(jsonContent);
 
-            var url = string.IsNullOrEmpty(device.DimUrl)
-                ? deviceState.on
+            var url = deviceState.bri.HasValue && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(device.DimUrl)
+                ? device.DimUrl
+                : deviceState.on
                     ? device.onUrl
-                    : device.offUrl
-                : device.DimUrl;
+                    : device.offUrl;
 
             url = ReplaceIntensityValue(url, deviceState);
             var body = ReplaceIntensityValue(device.contentBody, deviceState);
          
             if (Utilities.MakeHttpRequest(url, device.httpVerb, device.contentType, body))
             {
-
                 logger.Info("LightsController PUT: Successfully updated state of device via HTTP request.");
                 var responseString = "[{\"success\":{\"/lights/" + device.id + "/state/on\":" + deviceState.on.ToString().ToLower() + "}}]";
                 return new HttpResponseMessage
@@ -98,7 +95,6 @@ public HttpResponseMessage Put(string id)
                     Content = new StringContent(responseString, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"),
                     StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.OK
                 };
-
             }
             else
             {
@@ -119,7 +115,7 @@ private static string ReplaceIntensityValue(string request, DeviceState deviceSt
                         intensity.byte : 0-255 brightness.  this is raw from the echo
                         intensity.percent : 0-100, adjusted for the vera
             */
-            var intensity = deviceState.bri;
+            var intensity = deviceState.bri ?? 0;
             if (deviceState.on && intensity == 0)
             {
                 logger.Info("DeviceState was on but brightness value was zero. Setting to default brightness.");
@@ -144,9 +140,5 @@ private static string ReplaceIntensityValue(string request, DeviceState deviceSt
             }
             return request;
         }
-
-
-    
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/EchoBridge/Devices/DeviceState.cs b/EchoBridge/Devices/DeviceState.cs
index ab8d849..b3dc5c7 100644
--- a/EchoBridge/Devices/DeviceState.cs
+++ b/EchoBridge/Devices/DeviceState.cs
@@ -1,30 +1,26 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace HGEchoBridge
 {
     public class DeviceState {
         public bool on {get; set;}
-        public int bri { get; set; } 
+        public int? bri { get; set; }
         public int hue { get; set; }
         public int sat { get; set; }
-        public String effect { get; set; }
+        public string effect { get; set; }
         public int ct { get; set; }
-        public String alert { get; set; }
-        public String colormode { get; set; }
+        public string alert { get; set; }
+        public string colormode { get; set; }
         public bool reachable { get; set; }
-        public List<Double> xy { get; set; }
+        public List<double> xy { get; set; }
 
 
 
-        public override String ToString()
+        public override string ToString()
         {
             return "DeviceState{" +
-                    "on=" + on.ToString() +
-                    ", bri=" + bri.ToString() +
+                    "on=" + on +
+                    ", bri=" + bri +
                     '}';
         }
     }