diff --git a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
index 5f6fa79f..43d2aa4e 100644
--- a/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX_fcn.cpp
@@ -1230,8 +1230,7 @@ void WS2812FX::show(void) {
   unsigned long microsStart = micros();
   #endif
 
-  uint8_t busBrightness = estimateCurrentAndLimitBri();
-  busses.setBrightness(busBrightness);
+  busses.setBrightness(estimateCurrentAndLimitBri());
   #ifdef WLED_DEBUG
   sumCurrent += micros() - microsStart;
   #endif
diff --git a/wled00/bus_manager.cpp b/wled00/bus_manager.cpp
index e05483f5..d798906b 100644
--- a/wled00/bus_manager.cpp
+++ b/wled00/bus_manager.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ void BusDigital::show() {
     PolyBus::applyPostAdjustments(_busPtr, _iType);
   }
   PolyBus::show(_busPtr, _iType);
-  PolyBus::setBrightness(_busPtr, _iType, 255); // restore full brightness at bus level (setting unscaled pixel color)
+  // looks like the following causes periodic miscalculations in ABL when not using double buffering
+  // when we no longer restore full brightness at busl level we only get a single frame with incorrect brightness
+  // when turning WLED off otherwise ABL calculations are OK
+  //PolyBus::setBrightness(_busPtr, _iType, 255); // restore full brightness at bus level (setting unscaled pixel color)
 }
 
 bool BusDigital::canShow() {
@@ -228,7 +231,7 @@ uint32_t BusDigital::getPixelColor(uint16_t pix) {
     if (_reversed) pix  = _len - pix -1;
     else           pix += _skip;
     uint8_t co = _colorOrderMap.getPixelColorOrder(pix+_start, _colorOrder);
-    uint32_t c = restoreColorLossy(PolyBus::getPixelColor(_busPtr, _iType, (_type==TYPE_WS2812_1CH_X3) ? IC_INDEX_WS2812_1CH_3X(pix) : pix, co), _bri);
+    uint32_t c = restoreColorLossy(PolyBus::getPixelColor(_busPtr, _iType, (_type==TYPE_WS2812_1CH_X3) ? IC_INDEX_WS2812_1CH_3X(pix) : pix, co));
     if (_type == TYPE_WS2812_1CH_X3) { // map to correct IC, each controls 3 LEDs
       uint8_t r = R(c);
       uint8_t g = _reversed ? B(c) : G(c); // should G and B be switched if _reversed?
diff --git a/wled00/bus_manager.h b/wled00/bus_manager.h
index 8ca1bcc2..5b48e7c2 100644
--- a/wled00/bus_manager.h
+++ b/wled00/bus_manager.h
@@ -224,14 +224,13 @@ class BusDigital : public Bus {
     const ColorOrderMap &_colorOrderMap;
     bool buffering; // temporary until we figure out why comparison "_data != nullptr" causes severe FPS drop
 
-    inline uint32_t restoreColorLossy(uint32_t c, uint_fast8_t _restaurationBri) {
-      if (_bri == 255) return c;
-      uint8_t* chan = (uint8_t*) &c;
-
-      for (uint_fast8_t i=0; i<4; i++)
-      {
-        uint_fast16_t val = chan[i];
-        chan[i] = ((val << 8) + _restaurationBri) / (_restaurationBri + 1); //adding _bri slighly improves recovery / stops degradation on re-scale
+    inline uint32_t restoreColorLossy(uint32_t c) {
+      if (_bri < 255) {
+        uint8_t* chan = (uint8_t*) &c;
+        for (uint_fast8_t i=0; i<4; i++) {
+          uint_fast16_t val = chan[i];
+          chan[i] = ((val << 8) + _bri) / (_bri + 1); //adding _bri slighly improves recovery / stops degradation on re-scale
+        }
       }
       return c;
     }