diff --git a/components/squeezelite-ota/squeezelite-ota.c b/components/squeezelite-ota/squeezelite-ota.c
index 571a8b36..1e3d59d4 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite-ota/squeezelite-ota.c
+++ b/components/squeezelite-ota/squeezelite-ota.c
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
    software is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
    CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 */
+#ifndef LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL
 #define LOG_LOCAL_LEVEL ESP_LOG_DEBUG
+#endif
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
 #include "freertos/task.h"
 #include "esp_system.h"
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ esp_err_t _erase_last_boot_app_partition(void)
 void ota_task(void *pvParameter)
 {
 	char * passedURL=(char *)pvParameter;
+	esp_err_t err = ESP_OK;
 
 	ota_status.bInitialized = true;
 	ESP_LOGD(TAG, "HTTP ota Thread started");
@@ -299,16 +302,16 @@ void ota_task(void *pvParameter)
 	ota_status.current_url= strdup(passedURL);
 	FREE_RESET(pvParameter);
 
-	ESP_LOGW(TAG,"****************  Expecting WATCHDOG errors below during flash erase. This is OK and not to worry about **************** ");
-	triggerStatusJsonRefresh(true,"Erasing OTA partition");
-	esp_err_t err=_erase_last_boot_app_partition();
-	if(err!=ESP_OK){
-		ESP_LOGE(TAG,"Unable to erase last APP partition. Error: %s",esp_err_to_name(err));
-		FREE_RESET(ota_status.current_url);
-		FREE_RESET(ota_status.redirected_url);
-
-	    vTaskDelete(NULL);
-	}
+//	ESP_LOGW(TAG,"****************  Expecting WATCHDOG errors below during flash erase. This is OK and not to worry about **************** ");
+//	triggerStatusJsonRefresh(true,"Erasing OTA partition");
+//	esp_err_t err=_erase_last_boot_app_partition();
+//	if(err!=ESP_OK){
+//		ESP_LOGE(TAG,"Unable to erase last APP partition. Error: %s",esp_err_to_name(err));
+//		FREE_RESET(ota_status.current_url);
+//		FREE_RESET(ota_status.redirected_url);
+//
+//	    vTaskDelete(NULL);
+//	}
 
 	ESP_LOGI(TAG,"Calling esp_https_ota");
 	init_config(&ota_config,ota_status.bRedirectFound?ota_status.redirected_url:ota_status.current_url);
diff --git a/main/esp_app_main.c b/main/esp_app_main.c
index 85b85de6..a5c160fd 100644
--- a/main/esp_app_main.c
+++ b/main/esp_app_main.c
@@ -113,6 +113,20 @@ char * process_ota_url(){
 	return fwurl;
 }
 
+esp_log_level_t  get_log_level_from_char(char * level){
+	if(!strcasecmp(level, "NONE"    )) { return ESP_LOG_NONE  ;}
+	if(!strcasecmp(level, "ERROR"   )) { return ESP_LOG_ERROR ;}
+	if(!strcasecmp(level, "WARN"    )) { return ESP_LOG_WARN  ;}
+	if(!strcasecmp(level, "INFO"    )) { return ESP_LOG_INFO  ;}
+	if(!strcasecmp(level, "DEBUG"   )) { return ESP_LOG_DEBUG ;}
+	if(!strcasecmp(level, "VERBOSE" )) { return ESP_LOG_VERBOSE;}
+	return ESP_LOG_WARN;
+}
+void set_log_level(char * tag, char * level){
+	esp_log_level_set(tag, get_log_level_from_char(level));
+}
+
+
 //CONFIG_SDIF_NUM=0
 //CONFIG_SPDIF_BCK_IO=26
 //CONFIG_SPDIF_WS_IO=25
@@ -193,6 +207,10 @@ void register_default_nvs(){
 	ESP_LOGD(TAG,"Registering default value for key %s, value %s", "bypass_wm", "0");
 	config_set_default(NVS_TYPE_STR, "bypass_wm", "0", 0);
 
+	ESP_LOGD(TAG,"Registering default value for key %s, value %s", "test_num", "0");
+	config_set_default(NVS_TYPE_U16, "test_num", (uint16_t)2, 0);
+
+
 	char number_buffer[101] = {};
 	snprintf(number_buffer,sizeof(number_buffer)-1,"%u",OTA_FLASH_ERASE_BLOCK);
 	ESP_LOGD(TAG,"Registering default value for key %s, value %s", "ota_erase_blk", number_buffer);