diff --git a/quantum/api.c b/quantum/api.c
index 52dfe23e17..233f99636d 100644
--- a/quantum/api.c
+++ b/quantum/api.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void process_api(uint16_t length, uint8_t * data) {
                 case DT_RGBLIGHT: {
                     #ifdef RGBLIGHT_ENABLE
                         uint32_t rgblight = bytes_to_dword(data, 2);
-                        rgblight_update_dword(rgblight);
+                        eeconfig_update_rgblight(rgblight);
                     #endif
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/quantum/rgblight.c b/quantum/rgblight.c
index 52e0be8ba0..119ca1b9ee 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight.c
+++ b/quantum/rgblight.c
@@ -225,11 +225,14 @@ void rgblight_init(void) {
 
 }
 
+uint32_t rgblight_read_dword(void) {
+  return rgblight_config.raw;
+}
+
 void rgblight_update_dword(uint32_t dword) {
   rgblight_config.raw = dword;
-  eeconfig_update_rgblight(rgblight_config.raw);
   if (rgblight_config.enable)
-    rgblight_mode(rgblight_config.mode);
+    rgblight_mode_noeeprom(rgblight_config.mode);
   else {
 #ifdef RGBLIGHT_USE_TIMER
       rgblight_timer_disable();
diff --git a/quantum/rgblight.h b/quantum/rgblight.h
index f92388c961..36e436b899 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight.h
+++ b/quantum/rgblight.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ void rgblight_step_reverse(void);
 uint8_t rgblight_get_mode(void);
 void rgblight_mode(uint8_t mode);
 void rgblight_set(void);
+uint32_t rgblight_read_dword(void);
 void rgblight_update_dword(uint32_t dword);
 void rgblight_increase_hue(void);
 void rgblight_decrease_hue(void);
diff --git a/quantum/split_common/transport.c b/quantum/split_common/transport.c
index b16852bc16..3696a2abaa 100644
--- a/quantum/split_common/transport.c
+++ b/quantum/split_common/transport.c
@@ -39,17 +39,19 @@ bool transport_master(matrix_row_t matrix[]) {
   static uint8_t prev_level = ~0;
   uint8_t        level      = get_backlight_level();
   if (level != prev_level) {
-    i2c_writeReg(SLAVE_I2C_ADDRESS, I2C_BACKLIT_START, (void *)&level, sizeof(level), TIMEOUT);
-    prev_level = level;
+    if (i2c_writeReg(SLAVE_I2C_ADDRESS, I2C_BACKLIT_START, (void *)&level, sizeof(level), TIMEOUT) >= 0) {
+      prev_level = level;
+    }
   }
 #  endif
 
 #  ifdef RGBLIGHT_ENABLE
   static uint32_t prev_rgb = ~0;
-  uint32_t        rgb      = eeconfig_read_rgblight();
+  uint32_t        rgb      = rgblight_read_dword();
   if (rgb != prev_rgb) {
-    i2c_writeReg(SLAVE_I2C_ADDRESS, I2C_RGB_START, (void *)&rgb, sizeof(rgb), TIMEOUT);
-    prev_rgb = rgb;
+    if (i2c_writeReg(SLAVE_I2C_ADDRESS, I2C_RGB_START, (void *)&rgb, sizeof(rgb), TIMEOUT) >= 0) {
+      prev_rgb = rgb;
+    }
   }
 #  endif