Backlit keyboard keeps shutting off after 1 min. regardless of setting?

Just as the title says, for some reason the backlit keys keep dimming if I do not use them for about a minute. I went in to the settings and I am stuck between the option of ONE minute, or FIVE minutes. I wish I could set it to like three minutes but there is not the option. So I have it set to five minutes. However, the keyboard turns off if I do not use it for only one minute. I also fooled with the other settings like the display backlight timer, etc and even after lengthening them, the keys still do not stay on!
So is there anything I can do to fix this or is it supposed to be this way or something? I thought with the option, i'd be in control, but I'm not.
Any ideas?
-Scott

The way I look at it, either I want/need the keyboard lighting on or I don't. If I'm not using the KB lighting, I don't have Lab Tick running and there is NO icon in the menu bar. Now if I'm in a darker environment and feel I need KB lighting, I turn Lab Tick on and can adjust the brightness to the EXACT level I prefer. i.e., I don't have to rely some temperamental Mickey Mouse light sensor. As far as I'm concerned, that KB light sensor is just a novelty that only works when it wants to, as you are experiencing.
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