diff --git a/companion/src/eeprominterface.cpp b/companion/src/eeprominterface.cpp
index a5f339710..55a32bdf1 100644
--- a/companion/src/eeprominterface.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/eeprominterface.cpp
@@ -1075,6 +1075,9 @@ GeneralSettings::GeneralSettings()
     switchConfig[i] = getSwitchInfo(board, i).config;
   }
 
+  backlightMode = 3; // keys and sticks
+  // backlightBright = 0; // 0 = 100%
+
   if (IS_HORUS(board)) {
     backlightOffBright = 20;
   }
diff --git a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp
index bf2d9ef45..6b088271a 100644
--- a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxinterface.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ bool OpenTxEepromInterface::saveToByteArray(const T & src, QByteArray & data, ui
     version = getLastDataVersion(getBoard());
   }
   QByteArray raw;
-  M manager((T&)src, board, version, 0);
+  T srcCopy(src); // work on a copy of radio data, because Export() will modify it!
+  M manager(srcCopy, board, version, 0);
   // manager.Dump();
   manager.Export(raw);
   data.resize(8);