diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfrontlight.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfrontlight.lua
index e6c7623c2..d19d1c153 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfrontlight.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerfrontlight.lua
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function ReaderFrontLight:onShowIntensity()
     local powerd = Device:getPowerDevice()
     if powerd.fl_intensity ~= nil then
         UIManager:show(Notification:new{
-            text = T( _("Frontlight intensity is set to %1."), powerd.fl_intensity),
+            text = T(_("Frontlight intensity is set to %1."), powerd.fl_intensity),
             timeout = 1.0,
         })
     end
diff --git a/frontend/device/kobo/nickel_conf.lua b/frontend/device/kobo/nickel_conf.lua
index 57aca7ac1..2cfcceb05 100644
--- a/frontend/device/kobo/nickel_conf.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/kobo/nickel_conf.lua
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function NickelConf.frontLightState.get()
     return new_state
 end
 
-function NickelConf._write_kobo_conf(re_Match, key, value)
+function NickelConf._write_kobo_conf(re_Match, key, value, dont_create)
     local kobo_conf = io.open(kobo_conf_path, "r")
     local lines = {}
     local found = false
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function NickelConf._write_kobo_conf(re_Match, key, value)
         kobo_conf:close()
     end
 
-    if not found then
+    if not found and dont_create ~= true then
         if not correct_section then
             lines[#lines + 1] = "[PowerOptions]"
         end
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ function NickelConf.frontLightState.set(new_state)
            "Wrong front light state value type (expect boolean)!")
     return NickelConf._write_kobo_conf(re_FrontLightState,
                                        front_light_state_str,
-                                       new_state)
+                                       new_state,
+                                       -- do not create this entry is missing
+                                       true)
 end
 
 return NickelConf
diff --git a/spec/unit/nickel_conf_spec.lua b/spec/unit/nickel_conf_spec.lua
index 44beba96b..3e9f648f4 100644
--- a/spec/unit/nickel_conf_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/unit/nickel_conf_spec.lua
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ bar=baz
 
             NickelConf._set_kobo_conf_path(fn)
             assert.Equals(NickelConf.frontLightLevel.get(), 20)
-            assert.Equals(NickelConf.frontLightState.get(), false)
+            assert.Equals(NickelConf.frontLightState.get(), nil)
 
             os.remove(fn)
         end)
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ FrontLightLevel=6
 FrontLightLevel=6
 [PowerOptions]
 FrontLightLevel=100
-FrontLightState=true
 ]])
             fd:close()
             os.remove(fn)
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ FrontLightState=true
             assert.Equals(fd:read("*a"), [[
 [PowerOptions]
 FrontLightLevel=20
-FrontLightState=false
 ]])
             fd:close()
             os.remove(fn)
@@ -153,14 +151,13 @@ bar=baz
             NickelConf.frontLightState.set(true)
 
             fd = io.open(fn, "r")
-            assert.Equals(fd:read("*a"), [[
+            assert.Equals([[
 [PowerOptions]
 foo=bar
 FrontLightLevel=1
-FrontLightState=true
 [OtherThing]
 bar=baz
-]])
+]], fd:read("*a"))
             fd:close()
             os.remove(fn)
         end)
@@ -178,7 +175,6 @@ bar=baz
             assert.Equals([[
 [PowerOptions]
 FrontLightLevel=15
-FrontLightState=false
 ]],
                           fd:read("*a"))
             fd:close()