diff --git a/script.service.hue/addon.xml b/script.service.hue/addon.xml
index 1e97387c..215a34d1 100644
--- a/script.service.hue/addon.xml
+++ b/script.service.hue/addon.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<addon id="script.service.hue" name="Hue Service" provider-name="zim514" version="1.5.9">
+<addon id="script.service.hue" name="Hue Service" provider-name="zim514" version="2.0.0">
     <requires>
         <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
         <import addon="script.module.requests" version="2.27.1"/>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         </assets>
         <source>https://github.com/zim514/script.service.hue</source>
         <forum>https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=344886</forum>
-        <news>v1.5.8
+        <news>v2.0.0
 - Hue API V2 support (requires reconfiguration of scenes and ambilight)
 - Now uses standard scenes
 - Sunrise is now manually configured (Default 8AM)
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
             - Various bug fixes
             - Localisation updates from Weblate
 
-
 </news>
         <summary lang="ca_ES">Automatitza les llums Hue amb la reproducció de Kodi</summary>
         <summary lang="cs_CZ">Automatizace Hue světel s přehráváním Kodi</summary>
diff --git a/script.service.hue/resources/lib/core.py b/script.service.hue/resources/lib/core.py
index 37bd84a9..1a0ec5e1 100644
--- a/script.service.hue/resources/lib/core.py
+++ b/script.service.hue/resources/lib/core.py
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ def _run_sunset(self):
 
     def _set_daytime(self):
         now = datetime.now()
-
+        xbmc.log(f"[SCRIPT.SERVICE.HUE] _set_daytime(): Morning Time: {self.morning_time}, Now: {now.time()}, bridge.sunset: {self.bridge.sunset}")
+        xbmc.log(f"[SCRIPT.SERVICE.HUE] _set_daytime(): Morning Time: {type(self.morning_time)}, Now: {type(now.time())}, bridge.sunset: {type(self.bridge.sunset)}")
         if self.morning_time <= now.time() < self.bridge.sunset:
             cache_set("daytime", True)
         else:
diff --git a/script.service.hue/resources/lib/lightgroup.py b/script.service.hue/resources/lib/lightgroup.py
index 3596a64f..568b1979 100644
--- a/script.service.hue/resources/lib/lightgroup.py
+++ b/script.service.hue/resources/lib/lightgroup.py
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ def _is_within_schedule(self):
 
         # Check if schedule setting is enabled
         if schedule_enabled:
+            xbmc.log(f"[SCRIPT.SERVICE.HUE] Schedule enabled: {schedule_enabled}, start: {schedule_start}, end: {schedule_end}")
             xbmc.log(f"[SCRIPT.SERVICE.HUE] Schedule enabled: {schedule_enabled}, start: {schedule_start}, end: {schedule_end}")
             # Check if current time is within start and end times
             if schedule_start < datetime.now().time() < schedule_end:
diff --git a/script.service.hue/resources/lib/settings.py b/script.service.hue/resources/lib/settings.py
index d5540daa..cc2e30f8 100644
--- a/script.service.hue/resources/lib/settings.py
+++ b/script.service.hue/resources/lib/settings.py
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ def reload_settings(self):
         self.daylight_disable = ADDON.getSettingBool("daylightDisable")
         self.schedule_enabled = ADDON.getSettingBool("enableSchedule")
 
-        self.morning_time = ADDON.getSettingString("morningTime")
-        self.schedule_start = ADDON.getSettingString("startTime")
-        self.schedule_end = ADDON.getSettingString("endTime")
+        self.morning_time = convert_time(ADDON.getSettingString("morningTime"))
+        self.schedule_start = convert_time(ADDON.getSettingString("startTime"))
+        self.schedule_end = convert_time(ADDON.getSettingString("endTime"))
 
         # video activation settings
         self.minimum_duration = ADDON.getSettingInt("video_MinimumDuration")
@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@ def _validate_ambilight(self):
     def _validate_schedule(self):
         xbmc.log(f"[SCRIPT.SERVICE.HUE] Validate schedule. Schedule Enabled: {self.schedule_enabled}, Start time: {self.schedule_start}, End time: {self.schedule_end}")
         if self.schedule_enabled:
-            start_time = convert_time(self.schedule_start)
-            end_time = convert_time(self.schedule_end)
-            if start_time > end_time:  # checking if start time is after the end time
+            if self.schedule_start > self.schedule_end:  # checking if start time is after the end time
                 ADDON.setSettingBool('EnableSchedule', False)
                 xbmc.log('[SCRIPT.SERVICE.HUE] _validate_schedule: Start time is after end time, schedule disabled')
                 notification(_('Hue Service'), _('Invalid start or end time, schedule disabled'), icon=xbmcgui.NOTIFICATION_ERROR)