diff --git a/esp32/src/main.cpp b/esp32/src/main.cpp
index 79e9861..65a756e 100644
--- a/esp32/src/main.cpp
+++ b/esp32/src/main.cpp
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ void setup() {
   pixels.show();
 
   WiFi.setHostname("spaceapimap");
-  WiFi.setTxPower(WIFI_POWER_15dBm);
-  WiFi.enableIpV6();
-  WiFi.setAutoReconnect(true);
 
   wifiManager.setDebugOutput(true);
   wifiManager.setConnectTimeout(60);
@@ -294,6 +291,7 @@ bool updateMap() {
 #ifdef FEATURE_LDR
 uint16_t rolling_average_brightness[10];
 uint8_t rolling_average_brightness_i = 0;
+bool leds_on_hysteresis = true;
 uint16_t ambientBrightnessToPower() {
   // Read brightness from LDR (0..2500 mV) and map to power level (0..255) and write into rolling average list
   rolling_average_brightness[rolling_average_brightness_i] = analogRead(FEATURE_LDR);
@@ -306,7 +304,15 @@ uint16_t ambientBrightnessToPower() {
   uint16_t brightness = sum / (sizeof(rolling_average_brightness)/sizeof(uint16_t));
   Serial.print("brightness: ");
   Serial.println(brightness);
-  if (brightness < spiffs_config.brightness_thresh_lower) {
+  if (brightness > spiffs_config.brightness_thresh_lower + 40 && leds_on_hysteresis) {
+    Serial.println("LED power off!");
+    leds_on_hysteresis = false;
+  }
+  if (brightness < spiffs_config.brightness_thresh_lower - 40 && !leds_on_hysteresis) {
+    Serial.println("LED power on!");
+    leds_on_hysteresis = true;
+  }
+  if (leds_on_hysteresis) {
     uint16_t clamped = min(max(brightness, spiffs_config.brightness_thresh_upper), spiffs_config.brightness_thresh_lower);
     uint8_t power = spiffs_config.brightness_min + (spiffs_config.brightness_max - spiffs_config.brightness_min) * pow(1.0f * (spiffs_config.brightness_thresh_lower - clamped) / (spiffs_config.brightness_thresh_lower - spiffs_config.brightness_thresh_upper), 2);
     // Safeguard in case the computation is somehow off!
@@ -340,7 +346,7 @@ void loop() {
       pixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(power, 0, 0));  // closed -> red
       break;
     case SpaceState::Open:
-      pixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(0, power, 0));  // open -> green
+      pixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(0, power, power/8));  // open -> green
       break;
     case SpaceState::Invalid:
       pixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(power, power/2, 0));  // invalid response -> orange