diff --git a/hgx11.cpp b/hgx11.cpp
index 5921f5b..48a6cae 100644
--- a/hgx11.cpp
+++ b/hgx11.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ hgx11::hgx11(QHash<QString, QString> opts)
         }
     }
 
-    _hyperionPriority_m = QString("\"priority\":").append(QString::number(priority));
+        // _hyperionPriority_m now stores only the priority value, not the "priority:" key.
+    _hyperionPriority_m = QString::number(priority);
 
     _display_p = XOpenDisplay(nullptr);
     if(_display_p == nullptr){
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ void hgx11::_activity()
 void hgx11::_setImgSize()
 {
     _hclient_p->imgCmdBuf.clear();
-    _hclient_p->imgCmdBuf.append("{\"command\":\"image\",").append(_hyperionPriority_m.toUtf8()).append(",\"imageheight\":");
+    _hclient_p->imgCmdBuf.append("{"command":"image","priority":").append(_hyperionPriority_m.toUtf8()).append(","imageheight":");
     _hclient_p->imgCmdBuf.append(QString::number(_grabber_p->getDest_height()).toUtf8());
     _hclient_p->imgCmdBuf.append(",\"imagewidth\":");
     _hclient_p->imgCmdBuf.append(QString::number(_grabber_p->getDest_width()).toUtf8());
diff --git a/hgx11net.cpp b/hgx11net.cpp
index 5bdd29c..ba5aacf 100644
--- a/hgx11net.cpp
+++ b/hgx11net.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ hgx11net::~hgx11net()
 void hgx11net::clearLeds()
 {
     _cmd_m.clear();
-    _cmd_m.append("{\"command\": \"clearall\",").append(_priority_m.toUtf8()).append("}\n");
+    _cmd_m.append("{"command": "clearall","priority":").append(_priority_m.toUtf8()).append("}\n");
    _sendCommand();
 }
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void hgx11net::setLedColor(quint8 R, quint8 G, quint8 B)
     _cmd_m.append(QString::number(G).toUtf8());
     _cmd_m.append(",");
     _cmd_m.append(QString::number(B).toUtf8());
-    _cmd_m.append("],\"command\":\"color\",").append(_priority_m.toUtf8()).append("}\n");
+    _cmd_m.append("],\"command\":\"color\",\"priority\":").append(_priority_m.toUtf8()).append("}\n");
     _sendCommand();
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void hgx11net::_thresholdAdjustment()
         return;
     }
     _cmd_m.clear();
-    _cmd_m.append("{\"command\":\"transform\",").append(_priority_m.toUtf8()).append(",\"transform\":{\"threshold\":");
+    _cmd_m.append("{\"command\":\"transform\",\"priority\":").append(_priority_m.toUtf8()).append(",\"transform\":{\"threshold\":");
     _cmd_m.append(_threshold_m.toUtf8());
     _cmd_m.append("}}\n");
     _sendCommand();
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void hgx11net::_transformdAdjustment()
     }
     QStringList values = _transform_m.split(',');
     _cmd_m.clear();
-    _cmd_m.append("{\"command\":\"transform\",").append(_priority_m.toUtf8()).append(",\"transform\":{\"luminanceGain\":");
+    _cmd_m.append("{\"command\":\"transform\",\"priority\":").append(_priority_m.toUtf8()).append(",\"transform\":{\"luminanceGain\":");
     _cmd_m.append(values.at(0).toUtf8());
     _cmd_m.append(",\"luminanceMinimum\":");
     _cmd_m.append(values.at(1).toUtf8());
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void hgx11net::_temperatureAdjustment()
         return;
     }
     _cmd_m.clear();
-    _cmd_m.append("{\"command\":\"temperature\",").append(_priority_m.toUtf8()).append(",\"temperature\":{\"correctionValues\":");
+    _cmd_m.append("{\"command\":\"temperature\",\"priority\":
     _cmd_m.append(_temperature_m.toUtf8());
     _cmd_m.append("}}\n");
     _sendCommand();