|  | @@ -670,7 +670,8 @@ LIGHT_BOOL light_controllerAccessible(char const *controller)
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			| 670 | 670 |      return FALSE;
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			| 671 | 671 |    }
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			| 672 | 672 |  
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			| 673 |  | -  if(!light_isWritable(brightnessPath))
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			|  | 673 | +  if(light_Configuration.operationMode != LIGHT_GET &&
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			|  | 674 | +     !light_isWritable(brightnessPath))
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			| 674 | 675 |    {
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			| 675 | 676 |      LIGHT_WARN("could not open controller brightness file for writing, so controller is not accessible");
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			| 676 | 677 |      free(brightnessPath);
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