diff --git a/bot_wrapper.py b/bot_wrapper.py
index f1e3100..ce5d034 100644
--- a/bot_wrapper.py
+++ b/bot_wrapper.py
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ class ModuleWrapper():
                 command, params = self.bot.telegram.handle_result(result)
                 if command != "nothing":
                     if command in self.hw_commands:
-                        self.react_command(command,params) #hw-level
+                        self.react_hw_command(command,params) # hw-level
                     else:
-                        self.bot.react_command(command,params) #sw-level
+                        self.bot.react_command(command,params) # sw-level
             time.sleep(5)
 
 
-    def react_command(self, command, params):
+    def react_hw_command(self, command, params):
         """"""
         # Oh yeah, that needs to be changed
         # so params is a list, and so, to pass the commands, we need to unpack it:
diff --git a/clock/main.py b/clock/main.py
index 48bf11f..bad290a 100644
--- a/clock/main.py
+++ b/clock/main.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ClockFace(object):
         if (is_WE and (now > 1000 and now < 2200)) or ((not is_WE) and (now > 800 and now < 2130)):
             brightness = 0.8
         else:
-            brightness = 0.05
+            brightness = 0.02
 
         self.IO.output.set_brightness(brightness)
 
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ class ClockFace(object):
 
         self.run(output,(image, duration))
 
-    def show_message(self, message):
+    def show_message(self, *args):
         """Runs a text message over the screen. Obviously needs the text"""
-        # keep in mind, message is a list of all input, separated by a space
-        message_str = " ".join(message)
+        # keep in mind, in this case args is a tuple of all words
+        message_str = " ".join(args)
+        print("SENDING: " + message_str)
         self.text_scroll(message_str)