diff --git a/general/overlay/usr/sbin/light b/general/overlay/usr/sbin/light
index faf01ad4..d55c97a9 100644
--- a/general/overlay/usr/sbin/light
+++ b/general/overlay/usr/sbin/light
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ GPIO_BLUE=
 help() {
     echo -e "\n================= LIGHT usage =================\n"
     echo -e "Set the colour of the status light\n"
-    echo -e "light <red|green|blue|yellow|magenta|cyan|white>\n"
+    echo -e "light <off|red|green|blue|yellow|magenta|cyan|white>\n"
 }
 
 setRed() {
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ setBlue() {
 
 if [ -n $1 ]; then
         case $1 in
+            off)
+                setRed 0
+                setGreen 0
+                setBlue 0
+                ;;
+
             red)
                 setRed 1
                 setGreen 0