diff --git a/src/MyESP.cpp b/src/MyESP.cpp
index 34144126c..2ce724166 100644
--- a/src/MyESP.cpp
+++ b/src/MyESP.cpp
@@ -389,10 +389,14 @@ void MyESP::mqttUnsubscribe(const char * topic) {
 
 // MQTT Publish
 void MyESP::mqttPublish(const char * topic, const char * payload) {
-    // myDebug_P(PSTR("[MQTT] Sending pubish to %s with payload %s"), _mqttTopic(topic), payload); // for debugging
-    mqttClient.publish(_mqttTopic(topic), _mqtt_qos, _mqtt_retain, payload);
+    // myDebug_P(PSTR("[MQTT] Sending publish to %s with payload %s"), _mqttTopic(topic), payload); // for debugging
+    uint16_t packet_id = mqttClient.publish(_mqttTopic(topic), _mqtt_qos, _mqtt_retain, payload);
 
-    _addMQTTLog(topic, payload, 1); // add to the log, using type of 1 for Publish
+    if (packet_id) {
+        _addMQTTLog(topic, payload, 1); // add to the log, using type of 1 for Publish
+    } else {
+        myDebug_P(PSTR("[MQTT] Error publishing to %s with payload %s"), _mqttTopic(topic), payload);
+    }
 }
 
 // MQTT onConnect - when a connect is established
diff --git a/src/MyESP.h b/src/MyESP.h
index fbef5b9e3..5aec8c64f 100644
--- a/src/MyESP.h
+++ b/src/MyESP.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef MyESP_h
 #define MyESP_h
 
-#define MYESP_VERSION "1.2.6"
+#define MYESP_VERSION "1.2.7"
 
 #include <ArduinoJson.h>
 #include <ArduinoOTA.h>
diff --git a/src/ds18.cpp b/src/ds18.cpp
index 37aa6540b..0c1ba4985 100644
--- a/src/ds18.cpp
+++ b/src/ds18.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ char * DS18::getDeviceString(char * buffer, unsigned char index) {
             strlcpy(buffer, "Unknown", size);
         }
 
+/*
         char a[30] = {0};
         snprintf(a,
                  sizeof(a),
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ char * DS18::getDeviceString(char * buffer, unsigned char index) {
                  _gpio);
 
         strlcat(buffer, a, size);
+        */
     } else {
         strlcpy(buffer, "invalid", size);
     }
diff --git a/src/ems-esp.cpp b/src/ems-esp.cpp
index 62aba30a3..277dd9c59 100644
--- a/src/ems-esp.cpp
+++ b/src/ems-esp.cpp
@@ -697,17 +697,18 @@ void publishSensorValues() {
     StaticJsonDocument<200> doc;
     JsonObject              sensors = doc.to<JsonObject>();
 
-    bool hasdata     = false;
-    char label[8]    = {0};
-    char valuestr[8] = {0}; // for formatting temp
+    bool hasdata  = false;
+    char label[8] = {0};
+    // char valuestr[8] = {0}; // for formatting temp
 
     // see if the sensor values have changed, if so send
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < EMSESP_Settings.dallas_sensors; i++) {
         double sensorValue = ds18.getValue(i);
         if (sensorValue != DS18_DISCONNECTED && sensorValue != DS18_CRC_ERROR) {
             sprintf(label, PAYLOAD_EXTERNAL_SENSORS, (i + 1));
-            sensors[label] = _float_to_char(valuestr, sensorValue);
-            hasdata        = true;
+            // sensors[label] = _float_to_char(valuestr, sensorValue);
+            sensors[label] = sensorValue; // TODO check if works
+            hasdata = true;
         }
     }