diff --git a/src/test/test.cpp b/src/test/test.cpp
index c2d35469d..7e58999c1 100644
--- a/src/test/test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/test.cpp
@@ -934,8 +934,6 @@ void Test::run_test(uuid::console::Shell & shell, const std::string & cmd) {
         shell.printfln(F("Testing RESTful API..."));
         Mqtt::ha_enabled(false);
         run_test("general");
-        DynamicJsonDocument   doc(EMSESP_JSON_SIZE_XXLARGE_DYN);
-        JsonObject            json = doc.to<JsonObject>();
         AsyncWebServerRequest request;
         request.method(HTTP_GET);
         request.url("/api/thermostat/seltemp");
@@ -945,6 +943,18 @@ void Test::run_test(uuid::console::Shell & shell, const std::string & cmd) {
         EMSESP::webAPIService.webAPIService_get(&request);
 #endif
     }
+
+    if (command == "crash") {
+        shell.printfln(F("Forcing a crash..."));
+
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdiv-by-zero"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-variable"
+        uint8_t a = 2 / 0;
+        shell.printfln(F("Testing %s"), a);
+
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+    }
 }
 
 // simulates a telegram in the Rx queue, but without the CRC which is added automatically
diff --git a/src/test/test.h b/src/test/test.h
index 3707bbfa3..df96d7e1f 100644
--- a/src/test/test.h
+++ b/src/test/test.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ namespace emsesp {
 // #define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "board_profile"
 // #define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "shower_alert"
 // #define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "310"
-#define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "api"
+// #define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "api"
+#define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "crash"
 
 class Test {
   public: