diff --git a/src/config/Lang.zig b/src/config/Lang.zig
index cced3e6..58a9703 100644
--- a/src/config/Lang.zig
+++ b/src/config/Lang.zig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ authenticating: []const u8 = "authenticating...",
 capslock: []const u8 = "capslock",
 err_alloc: []const u8 = "failed memory allocation",
 err_bounds: []const u8 = "out-of-bounds index",
+err_brightness_change: []const u8 = "failed to change brightness",
 err_chdir: []const u8 = "failed to open home folder",
 err_console_dev: []const u8 = "failed to access console",
 err_dgn_oob: []const u8 = "log message",
@@ -55,4 +56,4 @@ wayland: []const u8 = "wayland",
 xinitrc: [:0]const u8 = "xinitrc",
 x11: []const u8 = "x11",
 brightness_down: []const u8 = "decrease brightness",
-brightness_up: []const u8 = "increase brigthness",
+brightness_up: []const u8 = "increase brightness",
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 7216846..62e1a04 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -501,16 +501,17 @@ pub fn main() !void {
                         var sleep = std.ChildProcess.init(&[_][]const u8{ "/bin/sh", "-c", sleep_cmd }, allocator);
                         _ = sleep.spawnAndWait() catch .{};
                     }
-                } else if (pressed_key == brightness_down_key) {
-                    if (unistd.access(&config.brightnessctl[0], unistd.X_OK) == 0) {
-                        const brightness_str = std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}%-", .{config.brightness_change}) catch unreachable;
-                        defer allocator.free(brightness_str);
-                        var brightness = std.ChildProcess.init(&[_][]const u8{ config.brightnessctl, "-q", "s", brightness_str }, allocator);
-                        _ = brightness.spawnAndWait() catch .{};
-                    }
+                } else if (pressed_key == brightness_down_key and unistd.access(&config.brightnessctl[0], unistd.X_OK) == 0) brightness_change: {
+                    const brightness_str = std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}%-", .{config.brightness_change}) catch {
+                        try info_line.setText(lang.err_brightness_change);
+                        break :brightness_change;
+                    };
+                    defer allocator.free(brightness_str);
+                    var brightness = std.ChildProcess.init(&[_][]const u8{ config.brightnessctl, "-q", "s", brightness_str }, allocator);
+                    _ = brightness.spawnAndWait() catch .{};
                 } else if (pressed_key == brightness_up_key and unistd.access(&config.brightnessctl[0], unistd.X_OK) == 0) brightness_change: {
                     const brightness_str = std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "+{s}%", .{config.brightness_change}) catch {
-                        try info_line.setText(lang.err_alloc);
+                        try info_line.setText(lang.err_brightness_change);
                         break :brightness_change;
                     };
                     defer allocator.free(brightness_str);