diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/Camera.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/Camera.kt
index ef4830f..3b47e0f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/Camera.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/Camera.kt
@@ -75,16 +75,30 @@ internal class Camera(activity: AppCompatActivity) {
         fun doesDeviceHaveFlash(packageManager: PackageManager): Boolean =
             packageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA_FLASH)
 
+        fun getValidFlashLevel(
+            cameraManager: CameraManager,
+            cameraId: String,
+            requestedLevel: Int
+        ): Int {
+            if (requestedLevel < 1) return -1
+
+            val maxLevel = cameraManager.getCameraCharacteristics(cameraId)
+                .get(CameraCharacteristics.FLASH_INFO_STRENGTH_MAXIMUM_LEVEL)
+                ?: return -1
+            return requestedLevel.coerceAtMost(maxLevel)
+        }
+
         fun sendLightLevel(context: Context, level: Int, activate: Boolean) {
             try {
                 val cameraManager = context.getSystemService(Context.CAMERA_SERVICE)
                     as CameraManager
                 val cameraId = cameraManager.cameraIdList[0]
                 if (activate) {
-                    if (level == -1) {
+                    val validLevel = getValidFlashLevel(cameraManager, cameraId, level)
+                    if (validLevel == -1) {
                         cameraManager.setTorchMode(cameraId, true)
                     } else {
-                        cameraManager.turnOnTorchWithStrengthLevel(cameraId, level)
+                        cameraManager.turnOnTorchWithStrengthLevel(cameraId, validLevel)
                     }
                 } else {
                     cameraManager.setTorchMode(cameraId, false)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 4679bfc..4405317 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         maxLevel = camera.maxLevel
         Safe.initialize(this)
         Safe.writeInt(Safe.MAX_LEVEL, maxLevel)
-        if (Safe.getInt(Safe.PREFERRED_LEVEL, -1) == -1) {
+        val preferredLevel = Safe.getInt(Safe.PREFERRED_LEVEL, -1)
+        if (maxLevel > 0 && preferredLevel !in 1..maxLevel) {
             Safe.writeInt(Safe.PREFERRED_LEVEL, maxLevel)
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/quicksettings/SettingsTile.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/quicksettings/SettingsTile.kt
index d7f6666..01b7417 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/quicksettings/SettingsTile.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/cyb3rko/flashdim/quicksettings/SettingsTile.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.os.Looper
 import android.service.quicksettings.Tile
 import android.service.quicksettings.TileService
 import android.util.Log
+import com.cyb3rko.flashdim.Camera
 import com.cyb3rko.flashdim.handleFlashlightException
 import com.cyb3rko.flashdim.utils.Safe
 
@@ -192,14 +193,16 @@ class SettingsTile : TileService() {
     }
 
     private fun sendFlashlightSignal(cameraManager: CameraManager, level: Int, activate: Boolean) {
+        val cameraId = cameraManager.cameraIdList[0]
         if (activate) {
-            if (level == -1) {
-                cameraManager.setTorchMode(cameraManager.cameraIdList[0], true)
+            val validLevel = Camera.getValidFlashLevel(cameraManager, cameraId, level)
+            if (validLevel == -1) {
+                cameraManager.setTorchMode(cameraId, true)
             } else {
-                cameraManager.turnOnTorchWithStrengthLevel(cameraManager.cameraIdList[0], level)
+                cameraManager.turnOnTorchWithStrengthLevel(cameraId, validLevel)
             }
         } else {
-            cameraManager.setTorchMode(cameraManager.cameraIdList[0], false)
+            cameraManager.setTorchMode(cameraId, false)
         }
     }