diff --git a/interface/src/project/EMSESPSettingsController.tsx b/interface/src/project/EMSESPSettingsController.tsx
index 46060536e..f883aead6 100644
--- a/interface/src/project/EMSESPSettingsController.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/project/EMSESPSettingsController.tsx
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ function EMSESPSettingsControllerForm(props: EMSESPSettingsControllerFormProps)
                 variant="outlined"
                 onChange={handleValueChange('syslog_level')}
                 margin="normal">
+                <MenuItem value={-1}>OFF</MenuItem>
                 <MenuItem value={3}>ERR</MenuItem>
+                <MenuItem value={5}>NOTICE</MenuItem>
                 <MenuItem value={6}>INFO</MenuItem>
                 <MenuItem value={7}>DEBUG</MenuItem>
             </SelectValidator>
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ function EMSESPSettingsControllerForm(props: EMSESPSettingsControllerFormProps)
                 validators={['required', 'isNumber', 'minNumber:0', 'maxNumber:65535']}
                 errorMessages={['Syslog Mark is required', "Must be a number", "Must be 0 or higher", "Max value is 10"]}
                 name="syslog_mark_interval"
-                label="Syslog Mark Interval (seconds)"
+                label="Syslog Mark Interval (seconds, 0=off)"
                 fullWidth
                 variant="outlined"
                 value={data.syslog_mark_interval}
diff --git a/src/system.cpp b/src/system.cpp
index aea35479b..756f0b76e 100644
--- a/src/system.cpp
+++ b/src/system.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ uint16_t    System::analog_         = 0;
 bool        System::analog_enabled_ = false;
 bool        System::syslog_enabled_ = false;
 std::string System::hostname_;
+int8_t      System::syslog_level_         = -1;
+uint32_t    System::syslog_mark_interval_ = 0;
+String      System::syslog_host_;
+
+
 
 // send on/off to a gpio pin
 // value: true = HIGH, false = LOW
@@ -120,6 +125,13 @@ void System::syslog_init() {
     });
 
 #ifndef EMSESP_STANDALONE
+    if (!syslog_enabled_) {
+        syslog_.log_level((uuid::log::Level)-1);
+        syslog_.mark_interval(0);
+        syslog_.destination(0);
+        return;
+    }
+
     syslog_.start(); // syslog service re-start
 
     // configure syslog
@@ -155,9 +167,6 @@ void System::start() {
         Command::add(EMSdevice::DeviceType::SYSTEM, settings.ems_bus_id, F_(send), System::command_send);
         Command::add_with_json(EMSdevice::DeviceType::SYSTEM, F_(info), System::command_info);
         Command::add_with_json(EMSdevice::DeviceType::SYSTEM, F_(report), System::command_report);
-        if (settings.syslog_enabled) {
-            syslog_init(); // init SysLog
-        }
     });
 
 
@@ -172,8 +181,8 @@ void System::init() {
     EMSESP::webSettingsService.read([&](WebSettings & settings) {
         Helpers::bool_format(settings.bool_format);
         analog_enabled_ = settings.analog_enabled;
-        syslog_enabled_ = settings.syslog_enabled;
     });
+    syslog_init(); // init SysLog
 
     EMSESP::esp8266React.getWiFiSettingsService()->read([&](WiFiSettings & settings) { hostname(settings.hostname.c_str()); });
 
diff --git a/src/system.h b/src/system.h
index 32b6a8fae..808b189fa 100644
--- a/src/system.h
+++ b/src/system.h
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ class System {
     static void    show_mem(const char * note);
     static void    set_led();
     static void    init();
+    static void    syslog_init();
 
     bool check_upgrade();
-    void syslog_init();
     void send_heartbeat();
 
     static std::string hostname() {
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ class System {
     static std::string hostname_;
 
     // settings
-    static bool    hide_led_;
-    static bool    syslog_enabled_;
-    uint8_t        syslog_level_;
-    uint32_t       syslog_mark_interval_;
-    String         syslog_host_;
-    static uint8_t led_gpio_;
-    static bool    analog_enabled_;
+    static bool     hide_led_;
+    static bool     syslog_enabled_;
+    static int8_t   syslog_level_;
+    static uint32_t syslog_mark_interval_;
+    static String   syslog_host_;
+    static uint8_t  led_gpio_;
+    static bool     analog_enabled_;
 };
 
 } // namespace emsesp