diff --git a/gui/awesome/rc.lua b/gui/awesome/rc.lua
index 6eb403f..b1ef7c9 100644
--- a/gui/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/gui/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@ globalkeys = gears.table.join(
               { description = 'volume down', group = 'hotkeys'} ),
     awful.key({ modkey }, '\\', function() awful.spawn.with_shell("mpc toggle") end,
               { description = 'toggle play', group = 'hotkeys'} ),
-    awful.key({ modkey }, ')', function() awful.spawn.with_shell("sudo light -A 5") end,
-              { description = 'increase backlight', group = 'control'} ),
-    awful.key({ modkey }, '(', function() awful.spawn.with_shell("sudo light -U 5") end,
+    awful.key({ modkey }, '9', function() awful.spawn.with_shell("sudo light -U 5") end,
               { description = 'decrease backlight', group = 'control'} ),
+    awful.key({ modkey }, '0', function() awful.spawn.with_shell("sudo light -A 5") end,
+              { description = 'increase backlight', group = 'control'} ),
     --awful.key({ modkey,           }, "s",      hotkeys_popup.show_help,
               --{description = "show help", group="awesome"}),
     awful.key({ modkey,           }, "comma",   awful.tag.viewprev,