diff --git a/general/overlay/usr/sbin/light b/general/overlay/usr/sbin/light
index fabc29f2..be2d0fdc 100644
--- a/general/overlay/usr/sbin/light
+++ b/general/overlay/usr/sbin/light
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ 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() {
     if [ -n "$GPIO_RED" ]; then
-        [ $1 -eq 1 ] && gpio set "$GPIO_RED"
-        [ $1 -eq 0 ] && gpio clear "$GPIO_RED"
+        [ $1 -eq 1 ] && gpio set "$GPIO_RED" || gpio clear "$GPIO_RED"
     else
         echo "Red GPIO undefined"
     fi
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ setRed() {
 
 setGreen() {
     if [ -n "$GPIO_GREEN" ]; then
-        [ $1 -eq 1 ] && gpio set "$GPIO_GREEN"
-        [ $1 -eq 0 ] && gpio clear "$GPIO_GREEN"
+        [ $1 -eq 1 ] && gpio set "$GPIO_GREEN" || gpio clear "$GPIO_GREEN"
     else
         echo "Green GPIO undefined"
     fi
@@ -30,8 +28,7 @@ setGreen() {
 
 setBlue() {
     if [ -n "$GPIO_BLUE" ]; then
-        [ $1 -eq 1 ] && gpio set "$GPIO_BLUE"
-        [ $1 -eq 0 ] && gpio clear "$GPIO_BLUE"
+        [ $1 -eq 1 ] && gpio set "$GPIO_BLUE" || gpio clear "$GPIO_BLUE"
     else
         echo "Blue GPIO undefined"
     fi
@@ -39,6 +36,13 @@ setBlue() {
 
 if [ -n $1 ]; then
         case $1 in
+
+            off)
+                setRed 0
+                setGreen 0
+                setBlue 0
+                ;;
+
             red)
                 setRed 1
                 setGreen 0