Index: __init__.py
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--- __init__.py
+++ __init__.py
@@ -448,17 +448,17 @@
 		return True
 
 	def _step_brightness(self, brightness, brightness_min, brightness_max, zone = None):
 		# Select the appropriate zone before sending the steps
 		# to ensure they reach the correct bulbs
-		self.on(zone)
+		self.on(zone, try_hard = False)
 		return self._step_value(brightness, brightness_min, brightness_max, 'brightness', zone)
 
 	def _step_temperature(self, temperature, temperature_min, temperature_max, zone = None):
 		# Select the appropriate zone before sending the steps
 		# to ensure they reach the correct bulbs
-		self.on(zone)
+		self.on(zone, try_hard = False)
 		return self._step_value(temperature, temperature_min, temperature_max, 'temperature', zone)
 
 	def _rgb_to_hue(self, r, g, b):
 		r = r / 255.0
 		g = g / 255.0
@@ -559,11 +559,11 @@
 		# If the bulbs do not support color, nothing needs to be done
 		if 'has_color' not in self._config['features']:
 			return False
 
 		# Turn on the appropriate zone to select it
-		self.on(zone)
+		self.on(zone, try_hard = False)
 
 		# Press the button
 		return self._send_button({'button': 'set_color', 'color': value})
 
 	def set_temperature(self, kelvins, zone = None):
@@ -586,11 +586,11 @@
 		if 'can_set_temperature' in self._config['features']:
 			return self._set_temperature(temperature, zone)
 		else:
 			return self._step_temperature(temperature, temperature_output_low, temperature_output_high, zone)
 
-	def on(self, zone = None):
+	def on(self, zone = None, try_hard = False):
 		if zone is None:
 			message = {'button': 'on'}
 		else:
 			message = {
 				'button': 'zone_on',
@@ -597,16 +597,17 @@
 				'zone': zone
 			}
 
 		# Increase retries and delay for on/off to ensure
 		# that these important messages are delivered
-		message['retries'] = self._config['retries'] * 2
-		message['delay'] = self._config['delay'] * 2
+		if try_hard:
+			message['retries'] = self._config['retries'] * 2
+			message['delay'] = self._config['delay'] * 2
 
 		return self._send_button(message)
 
-	def off(self, zone = None, dim = True):
+	def off(self, zone = None, dim = True, try_hard = False):
 		# Dim the bulbs so that when turned on they are not bright
 		if dim:
 			self.set_brightness(1, zone)
 
 		if zone is None:
@@ -619,12 +620,13 @@
 				'zone': zone
 			}
 
 		# Increase retries and delay for on/off to ensure
 		# that these important messages are delivered
-		message['retries'] = self._config['retries'] * 2
-		message['delay'] = self._config['delay'] * 2
+		if try_hard:
+			message['retries'] = self._config['retries'] * 2
+			message['delay'] = self._config['delay'] * 2
 
 		return self._send_button(message)
 
 	def max_brightness(self, zone = None):
 		if 'has_max_brightness' not in self._config['features']: