diff --git a/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h b/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h
index a7ad681a8..712ed1cb2 100644
--- a/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h
+++ b/lib/framework/FSPersistence.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class FSPersistence {
                 JsonObject jsonObject = jsonDocument.as<JsonObject>();
                 _statefulService->updateWithoutPropagation(jsonObject, _stateUpdater);
 #ifdef EMSESP_DEBUG
+                Serial.println();
                 Serial.printf("Reading settings from %s ", _filePath);
                 serializeJson(jsonDocument, Serial);
                 Serial.println();
@@ -40,7 +41,9 @@ class FSPersistence {
 // If we reach here we have not been successful in loading the config,
 // hard-coded emergency defaults are now applied.
 #ifdef EMSESP_DEBUG
-        Serial.println("Applying defaults to " + String(_filePath));
+        Serial.println();
+        Serial.printf("Applying defaults to %s ", _filePath);
+        Serial.println();
 #endif
         applyDefaults();
         writeToFS(); // added to make sure the initial file is created
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ class FSPersistence {
 
         // serialize the data to the file
 #ifdef EMSESP_DEBUG
+        Serial.println();
         Serial.printf("Writing settings to %s ", _filePath);
         serializeJson(jsonDocument, Serial);
         Serial.println();