diff --git a/wled00/FX.cpp b/wled00/FX.cpp
index 5ed43a95..efe626c6 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX.cpp
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ uint16_t WS2812FX::mode_fire_2012()
   const uint16_t rows   = isMatrix && !isTransposed ? height : width;
   const uint16_t cols   = isMatrix && !isTransposed ? width : height;  // will be 1 for 1D
 
-  uint32_t it = now >> 6; //div 32
+  uint32_t it = now >> 5; //div 32
   uint16_t q  = cols>>2; // a quarter of flames
 
   if (!SEGENV.allocateData(cols*rows)) return mode_static(); //allocation failed
diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index 4308e55f..4a8ce9fa 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void deserializeSegment(JsonObject elem, byte it, byte presetId)
   if (stop > start && of > len -1) of = len -1;
   strip.setSegment(id, start, stop, grp, spc, of, startY, stopY);
 
-  byte segbri = 0;
+  byte segbri = seg.opacity;
   if (getVal(elem["bri"], &segbri)) {
     if (segbri > 0) seg.setOpacity(segbri, id);
     seg.setOption(SEG_OPTION_ON, segbri, id);