diff --git a/src/web/WebLogService.cpp b/src/web/WebLogService.cpp
index 066e55765..97c47e210 100644
--- a/src/web/WebLogService.cpp
+++ b/src/web/WebLogService.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ namespace emsesp {
 
 WebLogService::WebLogService(AsyncWebServer * server, SecurityManager * securityManager)
     : events_(EVENT_SOURCE_LOG_PATH) {
-    // set settings
-    server->on(LOG_SETTINGS_PATH, [this](AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant json) { setValues(request, json); });
-    // get settings
-    server->on(LOG_SETTINGS_PATH, HTTP_GET, [this](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) { getValues(request); });
+    // get & set settings
+    server->on(LOG_SETTINGS_PATH, [this](AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant json) { getSetValues(request, json); });
 
     // for bring back the whole log - is a command, hence a POST
     server->on(FETCH_LOG_PATH, HTTP_POST, [this](AsyncWebServerRequest * request) { fetchLog(request); });
@@ -203,11 +201,20 @@ void WebLogService::fetchLog(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
 }
 
 // sets the values like level after a POST
-void WebLogService::setValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant json) {
-    if (!json.is<JsonObject>()) {
+void WebLogService::getSetValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant json) {
+    if ((request->method() == HTTP_GET) || (!json.is<JsonObject>())) {
+        // GET - return the values
+        auto *     response  = new AsyncJsonResponse(false);
+        JsonObject root      = response->getRoot();
+        root["level"]        = log_level();
+        root["max_messages"] = maximum_log_messages();
+        root["compact"]      = compact();
+        response->setLength();
+        request->send(response);
         return;
     }
 
+    // POST - write the settings
     auto && body = json.as<JsonObject>();
 
     uuid::log::Level level = body["level"];
@@ -222,15 +229,4 @@ void WebLogService::setValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant json)
     request->send(200); // OK
 }
 
-// return the current value settings after a GET
-void WebLogService::getValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request) {
-    auto *     response  = new AsyncJsonResponse(false);
-    JsonObject root      = response->getRoot();
-    root["level"]        = log_level();
-    root["max_messages"] = maximum_log_messages();
-    root["compact"]      = compact();
-    response->setLength();
-    request->send(response);
-}
-
 } // namespace emsesp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/web/WebLogService.h b/src/web/WebLogService.h
index 4b2ce0896..68f77c3cf 100644
--- a/src/web/WebLogService.h
+++ b/src/web/WebLogService.h
@@ -60,12 +60,10 @@ class WebLogService : public uuid::log::Handler {
 
     void transmit(const QueuedLogMessage & message);
     void fetchLog(AsyncWebServerRequest * request);
-    void getValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request);
+    void getSetValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant json);
 
     char * messagetime(char * out, const uint64_t t, const size_t bufsize);
 
-    void setValues(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant json);
-
     uint64_t                     last_transmit_        = 0;                // Last transmit time
     size_t                       maximum_log_messages_ = MAX_LOG_MESSAGES; // Maximum number of log messages to buffer before they are output
     size_t                       limit_log_messages_   = 1;                // dynamic limit