diff --git a/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h b/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h
index 64ec179c2..f0da8cc57 100644
--- a/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h
+++ b/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h
@@ -66,10 +66,12 @@ class FSPersistence {
             return false;
         }
 
-        // debug added by Proddy
-        // Serial.printf("Write File: %s: ", _filePath);
-        // serializeJson(jsonDocument, Serial);
-        // Serial.println();
+// debug added by Proddy
+#if defined(EMSESP_FORCE_SERIAL)
+        Serial.printf("Write File: %s: ", _filePath);
+        serializeJson(jsonDocument, Serial);
+        Serial.println();
+#endif
 
         // serialize the data to the file
         serializeJson(jsonDocument, settingsFile);
diff --git a/lib/framework/OTASettingsService.cpp b/lib/framework/OTASettingsService.cpp
index 3fd002448..100892235 100644
--- a/lib/framework/OTASettingsService.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/OTASettingsService.cpp
@@ -46,24 +46,23 @@ void OTASettingsService::configureArduinoOTA() {
             emsesp::System::upload_status(false);
         });
 
-        /*
-    _arduinoOTA->onProgress([](unsigned int progress, unsigned int total) {
-      Serial.printf_P(PSTR("Progress: %u%%\r\n"), (progress / (total / 100)));
-    });
-    _arduinoOTA->onError([](ota_error_t error) {
-      Serial.printf("Error[%u]: ", error);
-      if (error == OTA_AUTH_ERROR)
-        Serial.println(F("Auth Failed"));
-      else if (error == OTA_BEGIN_ERROR)
-        Serial.println(F("Begin Failed"));
-      else if (error == OTA_CONNECT_ERROR)
-        Serial.println(F("Connect Failed"));
-      else if (error == OTA_RECEIVE_ERROR)
-        Serial.println(F("Receive Failed"));
-      else if (error == OTA_END_ERROR)
-        Serial.println(F("End Failed"));
-    });
-    */
+        // _arduinoOTA->onProgress([](unsigned int progress, unsigned int total) {
+        //   Serial.printf_P(PSTR("Progress: %u%%\r\n"), (progress / (total / 100)));
+        // });
+        // _arduinoOTA->onError([](ota_error_t error) {
+        //   Serial.printf("Error[%u]: ", error);
+        //   if (error == OTA_AUTH_ERROR)
+        //     Serial.println(F("Auth Failed"));
+        //   else if (error == OTA_BEGIN_ERROR)
+        //     Serial.println(F("Begin Failed"));
+        //   else if (error == OTA_CONNECT_ERROR)
+        //     Serial.println(F("Connect Failed"));
+        //   else if (error == OTA_RECEIVE_ERROR)
+        //     Serial.println(F("Receive Failed"));
+        //   else if (error == OTA_END_ERROR)
+        //     Serial.println(F("End Failed"));
+        // });
+
         _arduinoOTA->begin();
     }
 }