diff --git a/imswitch/imcontrol/controller/controllers/JoystickController.py b/imswitch/imcontrol/controller/controllers/JoystickController.py
index 6d2048c8d..08ffdb32f 100644
--- a/imswitch/imcontrol/controller/controllers/JoystickController.py
+++ b/imswitch/imcontrol/controller/controllers/JoystickController.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         
         # scaler
-        self.scaler = 10
+        self.scaler = 100
         
         # initialize the positioner
         self.positioner_name = self._master.positionersManager.getAllDeviceNames()[0]
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ def moveXY(self, x, y):
         return x, y
     
     def moveZA(self, a, z):
-        print(z)
         if abs(a)>0 or abs(z) >0:
             self.positioner.moveForever(speed=(a*self.scaler, 0, 0, z*self.scaler), is_stop=False)
         else:
diff --git a/imswitch/imcontrol/controller/controllers/LightsheetController.py b/imswitch/imcontrol/controller/controllers/LightsheetController.py
index 49892fdc6..fe6b43e18 100644
--- a/imswitch/imcontrol/controller/controllers/LightsheetController.py
+++ b/imswitch/imcontrol/controller/controllers/LightsheetController.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 class LightsheetController(ImConWidgetController):
     """Linked to LightsheetWidget."""
     sigImageReceived = Signal()
-
+    sigSliderIlluValueChanged = Signal(float)
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self._logger = initLogger(self)
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self._widget.startButton.clicked.connect(self.startLightsheet)
         self._widget.stopButton.clicked.connect(self.stopLightsheet)
         #self._widget.mctShowLastButton.clicked.connect(self.showLast)
-        #self._widget.sigSliderIlluValueChanged.connect(self.valueIlluChanged)
         
         # select detectors
         allDetectorNames = self._master.detectorsManager.getAllDeviceNames()
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self._widget.setAvailableStageAxes(self.stages.axes)
         self.isLightsheetRunning = False
         
-        
+        self._widget.sigSliderIlluValueChanged.connect(self.valueIlluChanged)
         self.sigImageReceived.connect(self.displayImage)
         
     def displayImage(self):
@@ -52,6 +51,15 @@ def displayImage(self):
         name = "Lightsheet Stack"
         self._widget.setImage(np.uint16(self.lightsheetStack ), colormap="gray", name=name, pixelsize=(1,1), translation=(0,0))
 
+    def valueIlluChanged(self):
+        illuSource = self._widget.getIlluminationSource()
+        illuValue = self._widget.illuminationSlider.value()
+        self._master.lasersManager
+        if not self._master.lasersManager[illuSource].enabled:
+            self._master.lasersManager[illuSource].setEnabled(1)
+        
+        illuValue = illuValue/100*self._master.lasersManager[illuSource].valueRangeMax
+        self._master.lasersManager[illuSource].setValue(illuValue)
 
     def startLightsheet(self):
         minPos = self._widget.getMinPosition()
diff --git a/imswitch/imcontrol/view/widgets/LightsheetWidget.py b/imswitch/imcontrol/view/widgets/LightsheetWidget.py
index 9a8b8b02a..fec3beff1 100644
--- a/imswitch/imcontrol/view/widgets/LightsheetWidget.py
+++ b/imswitch/imcontrol/view/widgets/LightsheetWidget.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 class LightsheetWidget(NapariHybridWidget):
     """ Widget containing mct interface. """
-
-
+    sigSliderIlluValueChanged = QtCore.Signal(float)  # (value)
+    
     def __post_init__(self):
         #super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ def __post_init__(self):
         self.illuminationSlider = QtWidgets.QSlider(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
         self.illuminationSlider.setMinimum(0)
         self.illuminationSlider.setMaximum(100)
+        self.illuminationSlider.valueChanged.connect(
+            lambda value: self.sigSliderIlluValueChanged.emit(value)
+        )
+        
         self.grid.addWidget(self.illuminationSlider, 3, 1, 1, 1)
 
         # Pull-down menu for the stage axis