diff --git a/components/squeezelite/decode.c b/components/squeezelite/decode.c
index 60405e5c..d08e0f47 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/decode.c
+++ b/components/squeezelite/decode.c
@@ -206,11 +206,8 @@ void decode_init(log_level level, const char *include_codecs, const char *exclud
 #ifdef PTHREAD_STACK_MIN
 	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, PTHREAD_STACK_MIN + DECODE_THREAD_STACK_SIZE);
 #endif
-	pthread_create(&thread, &attr, decode_thread, NULL);
+	pthread_create_name(&thread, &attr, decode_thread, NULL, "decode");
 	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
-#if HAS_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP	
-	pthread_setname_np(thread, "decode");
-#endif
 #endif
 #if WIN
 	thread = CreateThread(NULL, DECODE_THREAD_STACK_SIZE, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)&decode_thread, NULL, 0, NULL);
diff --git a/components/squeezelite/embedded.c b/components/squeezelite/embedded.c
index cfaf76f8..a5b4b474 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/embedded.c
+++ b/components/squeezelite/embedded.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  *
  */
 #include "squeezelite.h"
+#include "pthread.h"
 #include "esp_pthread.h"
 #include "esp_system.h"
 
@@ -34,11 +35,11 @@ void *audio_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size) {
 		return calloc(nmemb, size);
 }
 
-int pthread_setname_np(pthread_t thread, const char *name) { 
+int	pthread_create_name(pthread_t *thread, _CONST pthread_attr_t  *attr, 
+				   void *(*start_routine)( void * ), void *arg, char *name) {
 	esp_pthread_cfg_t cfg = esp_pthread_get_default_config(); 
-	cfg.thread_name= name; 
+	cfg.thread_name = name; 
 	cfg.inherit_cfg = true; 
-	return esp_pthread_set_cfg(&cfg); 
+	esp_pthread_set_cfg(&cfg); 
+	return pthread_create(thread, attr, start_routine, arg);
 }
-
-
diff --git a/components/squeezelite/embedded.h b/components/squeezelite/embedded.h
index 264d50c8..8b30e2e4 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/embedded.h
+++ b/components/squeezelite/embedded.h
@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 
-#define HAS_MUTEX_CREATE_P		0
-#define HAS_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP	1
-
+/* 	must provide 
+		- mutex_create_p
+		- pthread_create_name
+		- stack size
+		- s16_t, s32_t, s64_t and u64_t
+	can overload
+		- exit
+	recommended to add platform specific include(s) here
+*/	
+	
 #ifndef PTHREAD_STACK_MIN
 #define PTHREAD_STACK_MIN	256
 #endif
@@ -23,6 +30,9 @@ typedef unsigned long long u64_t;
 // all exit() calls are made from main thread (or a function called in main thread)
 #define exit(code) { int ret = code; pthread_exit(&ret); }
 
-int pthread_setname_np(pthread_t thread, const char *name);
+#define mutex_create_p(m) mutex_create(m)
+
+int	pthread_create_name(pthread_t *thread, _CONST pthread_attr_t  *attr, 
+				   void *(*start_routine)( void * ), void *arg, char *name);
 
 #endif // EMBEDDED_H
diff --git a/components/squeezelite/output_i2s.c b/components/squeezelite/output_i2s.c
index 8f10788f..18dbafcf 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/output_i2s.c
+++ b/components/squeezelite/output_i2s.c
@@ -149,17 +149,11 @@ void output_init_i2s(log_level level, char *device, unsigned output_buf_size, ch
 	pthread_attr_t attr;
 	pthread_attr_init(&attr);
 	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, PTHREAD_STACK_MIN + OUTPUT_THREAD_STACK_SIZE);
-	pthread_create(&thread, &attr, output_thread_i2s, NULL);
+	pthread_create_name(&thread, &attr, output_thread_i2s, NULL, "output_i2s");
 	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
-#if HAS_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP
-	pthread_setname_np(thread, "output_i2s");
-#endif
 
 	// leave stack size to default 
-	pthread_create(&stats_thread, NULL, output_thread_i2s_stats, NULL);
-#if HAS_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP
-	pthread_setname_np(stats_thread, "output_i2s_sts");
-#endif
+	pthread_create_name(&stats_thread, NULL, output_thread_i2s_stats, NULL, "output_i2s_sts");
 }
 
 
@@ -286,7 +280,9 @@ static void *output_thread_i2s() {
 			SET_MIN_MAX( TIME_MEASUREMENT_GET(timer_start),i2s_time);
 			
 			frames = 0;
-		} 
+		} else {
+			LOG_WARN("no frame returned %d", output.state);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	return 0;
diff --git a/components/squeezelite/squeezelite.h b/components/squeezelite/squeezelite.h
index 153114ce..2e9aaeee 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/squeezelite.h
+++ b/components/squeezelite/squeezelite.h
@@ -315,15 +315,16 @@ typedef int64_t   s64_t;
 
 #define mutex_type pthread_mutex_t
 #define mutex_create(m) pthread_mutex_init(&m, NULL)
-#if HAS_MUTEX_CREATE_P
+#if !EMBEDDED
 #define mutex_create_p(m) pthread_mutexattr_t attr; pthread_mutexattr_init(&attr); pthread_mutexattr_setprotocol(&attr, PTHREAD_PRIO_INHERIT); pthread_mutex_init(&m, &attr); pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&attr)
-#else
-#define mutex_create_p(m) mutex_create(m)
 #endif
 #define mutex_lock(m) pthread_mutex_lock(&m)
 #define mutex_unlock(m) pthread_mutex_unlock(&m)
 #define mutex_destroy(m) pthread_mutex_destroy(&m)
 #define thread_type pthread_t
+#if !EMBEDDED
+#define pthread_create_name(t,a,f,p,n) pthread_create(t,a,f,p)
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #if WIN
diff --git a/components/squeezelite/stream.c b/components/squeezelite/stream.c
index 59f9f693..547f8b6c 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/stream.c
+++ b/components/squeezelite/stream.c
@@ -412,11 +412,8 @@ void stream_init(log_level level, unsigned stream_buf_size) {
 #ifdef PTHREAD_STACK_MIN	
 	pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, PTHREAD_STACK_MIN + STREAM_THREAD_STACK_SIZE);
 #endif
-	pthread_create(&thread, &attr, stream_thread, NULL);
+	pthread_create_name(&thread, &attr, stream_thread, NULL, "stream");
 	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
-#if HAS_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP	
-	pthread_setname_np(thread, "stream");
-#endif
 #endif
 #if WIN
 	thread = CreateThread(NULL, STREAM_THREAD_STACK_SIZE, (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE)&stream_thread, NULL, 0, NULL);