diff --git a/MonitorControl/Info.plist b/MonitorControl/Info.plist
index 3d70ece..8fd310e 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/Info.plist
+++ b/MonitorControl/Info.plist
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
 	<string>$(MARKETING_VERSION)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>2328</string>
+	<string>2332</string>
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
 	<string>public.app-category.utilities</string>
 	<key>LSMinimumSystemVersion</key>
diff --git a/MonitorControl/Model/ExternalDisplay.swift b/MonitorControl/Model/ExternalDisplay.swift
index f5df024..6cdd73e 100644
--- a/MonitorControl/Model/ExternalDisplay.swift
+++ b/MonitorControl/Model/ExternalDisplay.swift
@@ -125,10 +125,8 @@ class ExternalDisplay: Display {
 
     let isAlreadySet = volumeOSDValue == self.getValue(for: .audioSpeakerVolume)
 
-    if !isAlreadySet {
-      guard self.writeDDCValues(command: .audioSpeakerVolume, value: volumeDDCValue) == true else {
-        return
-      }
+    guard self.writeDDCValues(command: .audioSpeakerVolume, value: volumeDDCValue) == true else {
+      return
     }
 
     if let muteValue = muteValue {
@@ -218,7 +216,7 @@ class ExternalDisplay: Display {
   }
 
   public func writeDDCValues(command: DDC.Command, value: UInt16, errorRecoveryWaitTime _: UInt32? = nil) -> Bool? {
-    guard app.sleepID == 0, app.reconfigureID == 0 else {
+    guard app.sleepID == 0, app.reconfigureID == 0, !self.forceSw else {
       return false
     }
     if Arm64DDCUtils.isArm64 {
@@ -239,7 +237,7 @@ class ExternalDisplay: Display {
 
   func readDDCValues(for command: DDC.Command, tries: UInt, minReplyDelay delay: UInt64?) -> (current: UInt16, max: UInt16)? {
     var values: (UInt16, UInt16)?
-    guard app.sleepID == 0, app.reconfigureID == 0 else {
+    guard app.sleepID == 0, app.reconfigureID == 0, !self.forceSw else {
       return values
     }
     if Arm64DDCUtils.isArm64 {
diff --git a/MonitorControlHelper/Info.plist b/MonitorControlHelper/Info.plist
index f0118ce..7e0e551 100644
--- a/MonitorControlHelper/Info.plist
+++ b/MonitorControlHelper/Info.plist
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
 	<string>$(MARKETING_VERSION)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>2328</string>
+	<string>2332</string>
 	<key>LSApplicationCategoryType</key>
 	<string>public.app-category.utilities</string>
 	<key>LSBackgroundOnly</key>