diff --git a/kasa/cli.py b/kasa/cli.py
@@ -911,11 +911,12 @@ async def effect(dev: Device, ctx, effect):
         echo("Device does not support effects")
         return
     if effect is None:
-        raise click.BadArgumentUsage(
-            "Setting an effect requires a named built-in effect: "
-            + f"{light_effect.effect_list}",
-            ctx,
+        echo(
+            f"Light effect: {light_effect.effect}\n"
+            + f"Available Effects: {light_effect.effect_list}"
         )
+        return light_effect.effect
+
     if effect not in light_effect.effect_list:
         raise click.BadArgumentUsage(
             f"Effect must be one of: {light_effect.effect_list}", ctx

diff --git a/kasa/iot/modules/lighteffect.py b/kasa/iot/modules/lighteffect.py
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@ def effect(self) -> str:
              'id': '',
              'name': ''}
         """
-        if (
-            (state := self.data.get("lighting_effect_state"))
-            and state.get("enable")
-            and (name := state.get("name"))
-            and name in EFFECT_NAMES_V1
-        ):
+        eff = self.data["lighting_effect_state"]
+        name = eff["name"]
+        if eff["enable"]:
             return name
+
         return self.LIGHT_EFFECTS_OFF
 
     @property
@@ -67,6 +65,7 @@ async def set_effect(
             raise ValueError(f"The effect {effect} is not a built in effect.")
         else:
             effect_dict = EFFECT_MAPPING_V1[effect]
+
         if brightness is not None:
             effect_dict["brightness"] = brightness
         if transition is not None: