The invention refers to an elevator brake controller (10), comprising - a brake supply circuit (12) comprising a rectifier with a mains input side and a DC link output side, whereby in the mains inputside and/or in the DC link (DC+, DC-) output side at least one fuse (F1) is connected, - a brake control circuit (14) with at least one brake coil (C) of an elevator brake, which brake coil (C) is connected in series with a control switch (S3) configured to be controlled by an elevator control (18), which series connection of brake coil (C) and control switch (S3) is connected to the DC link (DC+, DC-), - a brake safety circuit (16) which is connected between the brake supply circuit (12) and the brake control circuit (14), which brake safety circuit (16) comprises a first safety switch (S1)being connected in series with the brake coil (C) as well as a second safety switch (S2) which is connected in parallel to the brake coil (C), whereby the first and second safety switches (S1, S2) areconfigured to be controlled by an elevator safety circuit (20).