diff --git a/keyboards/czmao/ds17/keyboard.json b/keyboards/czmao/ds17/keyboard.json
index 81323e719ff..88e505b9b3b 100644
--- a/keyboards/czmao/ds17/keyboard.json
+++ b/keyboards/czmao/ds17/keyboard.json
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
             "solid_multisplash": true
         },
         "driver": "ws2812",
+        "max_brightness":180,
         "layout": [
         { "flags": 2, "matrix": [0, 0], "x": 0, "y": 0 },
         { "flags": 2, "matrix": [0, 1], "x": 75, "y": 0 },