diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5271a3d2..d3e309388 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ The Web is based off Rick's awesome [esp8266-react](https://github.com/rjwats/es
   * `MqttStatus.h` added #include "../../src/mqtt.h"
   * `MqttStatus.cpp` added root["mqtt_fails"]
   * `SecuritySettingsService.cpp` added version to the JWT payload
-  * `SecuritySettingsService.h` #include "../../src/version.h"  
+  * `SecuritySettingsService.h` #include "../../src/version.h"
+  * `WiFiSettingsService.cpp` added WiFi.setOutputPower(20.0f)
   * `features.ini`: -D FT_NTP=0
   * `platformio.ini` using our own version
   * `factory_settings.ini` modified with `ems-esp-neo` as password and `ems-esp` everywhere else
diff --git a/lib/framework/WiFiSettingsService.cpp b/lib/framework/WiFiSettingsService.cpp
index 9c8401c82..55db6c580 100644
--- a/lib/framework/WiFiSettingsService.cpp
+++ b/lib/framework/WiFiSettingsService.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ WiFiSettingsService::WiFiSettingsService(AsyncWebServer* server, FS* fs, Securit
   WiFi.onEvent(std::bind(&WiFiSettingsService::onStationModeStop, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2),
                WiFiEvent_t::SYSTEM_EVENT_STA_STOP);
 #elif defined(ESP8266)
+
+    // proddy added
+    WiFi.setSleepMode(WIFI_NONE_SLEEP); // added to possibly fix wifi dropouts in arduino core 2.5.0
+    // ref: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/6471
+    // ref: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues/6366
+    // high tx power causing weird behavior, slightly lowering from 20.5 to 20.0 may help stability
+    WiFi.setOutputPower(20.0f); // in DBM
+
   _onStationModeDisconnectedHandler = WiFi.onStationModeDisconnected(
       std::bind(&WiFiSettingsService::onStationModeDisconnected, this, std::placeholders::_1));
 #endif