diff --git a/components/platform_console/app_squeezelite/cmd_squeezelite.c b/components/platform_console/app_squeezelite/cmd_squeezelite.c
index 5d1cdfba..c989e598 100644
--- a/components/platform_console/app_squeezelite/cmd_squeezelite.c
+++ b/components/platform_console/app_squeezelite/cmd_squeezelite.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "application_name.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "esp_console.h"
-#include "esp_pthread.h"
 #include "../cmd_system.h"
 #include "argtable3/argtable3.h"
 #include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
@@ -14,9 +13,7 @@
 #include "esp_app_format.h"
 extern esp_err_t process_recovery_ota(const char * bin_url, char * bin_buffer, uint32_t length);
 static const char * TAG = "squeezelite_cmd";
-#define SQUEEZELITE_THREAD_STACK_SIZE (4*1024)
-
-
+#define SQUEEZELITE_THREAD_STACK_SIZE (8*1024)
 
 const __attribute__((section(".rodata_desc"))) esp_app_desc_t esp_app_desc = {
 
@@ -42,8 +39,7 @@ const __attribute__((section(".rodata_desc"))) esp_app_desc_t esp_app_desc = {
 
 extern int main(int argc, char **argv);
 static int launchsqueezelite(int argc, char **argv);
-pthread_t thread_squeezelite;
-pthread_t thread_squeezelite_runner;
+
 /** Arguments used by 'squeezelite' function */
 static struct {
     struct arg_str *parameters;
@@ -53,57 +49,47 @@ static struct {
 	int argc;
 	char ** argv;
 } thread_parms ;
-static void * squeezelite_runner_thread(){
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG ,"Calling squeezelite");
-	main(thread_parms.argc,thread_parms.argv);
-	return NULL;
-}
+
 #define ADDITIONAL_SQUEEZELITE_ARGS 5
-static void * squeezelite_thread(){
-	int * exit_code;
-	static bool isRunning=false;
-	if(isRunning) {
-		ESP_LOGE(TAG,"Squeezelite already running. Exiting!");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	isRunning=true;
+static void squeezelite_thread(void *arg){
 	ESP_LOGV(TAG ,"Number of args received: %u",thread_parms.argc );
 	ESP_LOGV(TAG ,"Values:");
     for(int i = 0;i<thread_parms.argc; i++){
     	ESP_LOGV(TAG ,"     %s",thread_parms.argv[i]);
     }
 
-    ESP_LOGV(TAG,"Starting Squeezelite runner Thread");
-    esp_pthread_cfg_t cfg = esp_pthread_get_default_config();
-    cfg.thread_name= "squeezelite-run";
-    cfg.inherit_cfg = true;
-    cfg.stack_size = SQUEEZELITE_THREAD_STACK_SIZE ;
-    esp_pthread_set_cfg(&cfg);
-	// no attribute if we want esp stack stack to prevail
-    pthread_create(&thread_squeezelite_runner, NULL, squeezelite_runner_thread,NULL);
-	// Wait for thread completion so we can free up memory.
-	pthread_join(thread_squeezelite_runner,(void **)&exit_code);
-
+	ESP_LOGI(TAG ,"Calling squeezelite");
+	main(thread_parms.argc,thread_parms.argv);
 	ESP_LOGV(TAG ,"Exited from squeezelite's main(). Freeing argv structure.");
+
 	for(int i=0;i<thread_parms.argc;i++){
 		ESP_LOGV(TAG ,"Freeing char buffer for parameter %u", i+1);
 		free(thread_parms.argv[i]);
 	}
 	ESP_LOGV(TAG ,"Freeing argv pointer");
 	free(thread_parms.argv);
-	isRunning=false;
+	
 	ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Exited from squeezelite thread, something's wrong ... rebooting (wait 30s for user to take action)");
 	if(!wait_for_commit()){
 		ESP_LOGW(TAG,"Unable to commit configuration. ");
 	}
+
 	vTaskDelay( pdMS_TO_TICKS( 30*1000 ) );
     esp_restart();
-	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int launchsqueezelite(int argc, char **argv)
-{
+static int launchsqueezelite(int argc, char **argv) {
+	static DRAM_ATTR StaticTask_t xTaskBuffer __attribute__ ((aligned (4)));
+	static EXT_RAM_ATTR StackType_t xStack[SQUEEZELITE_THREAD_STACK_SIZE] __attribute__ ((aligned (4)));
+	static bool isRunning = false;
+
+	if (isRunning) {
+		ESP_LOGE(TAG,"Squeezelite already running. Exiting!");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	
 	ESP_LOGV(TAG ,"Begin");
+	isRunning = true;
 
 	ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Parameters:");
     for(int i = 0;i<argc; i++){
@@ -128,16 +114,14 @@ static int launchsqueezelite(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	ESP_LOGD(TAG,"Starting Squeezelite Thread");
-    esp_pthread_cfg_t cfg = esp_pthread_get_default_config();
-    cfg.thread_name= "squeezelite";
-    cfg.inherit_cfg = true;
-    esp_pthread_set_cfg(&cfg);
-	pthread_create(&thread_squeezelite, NULL, squeezelite_thread,NULL);
+	xTaskCreateStaticPinnedToCore(squeezelite_thread, "squeezelite", SQUEEZELITE_THREAD_STACK_SIZE, 
+					  NULL, CONFIG_ESP32_PTHREAD_TASK_PRIO_DEFAULT, xStack, &xTaskBuffer, CONFIG_PTHREAD_TASK_CORE_DEFAULT);
 	ESP_LOGD(TAG ,"Back to console thread!");
+
     return 0;
 }
-void register_squeezelite(){
 
+void register_squeezelite() {
 	squeezelite_args.parameters = arg_str0(NULL, NULL, "<parms>", "command line for squeezelite. -h for help, --defaults to launch with default values.");
 	squeezelite_args.end = arg_end(1);
 	const esp_console_cmd_t launch_squeezelite = {
@@ -148,10 +132,9 @@ void register_squeezelite(){
 		.argtable = &squeezelite_args
 	};
 	ESP_ERROR_CHECK( esp_console_cmd_register(&launch_squeezelite) );
-
 }
-esp_err_t start_ota(const char * bin_url, char * bin_buffer, uint32_t length)
-{
+
+esp_err_t start_ota(const char * bin_url, char * bin_buffer, uint32_t length) {
 	if(!bin_url){
 		ESP_LOGE(TAG,"missing URL parameter. Unable to start OTA");
 		return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
@@ -169,5 +152,4 @@ esp_err_t start_ota(const char * bin_url, char * bin_buffer, uint32_t length)
 	ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Rebooting to recovery to complete the installation");
 	return guided_factory();
 	return ESP_OK;
-
 }
diff --git a/components/platform_console/platform_console.c b/components/platform_console/platform_console.c
index a4c96e7f..f3395a37 100644
--- a/components/platform_console/platform_console.c
+++ b/components/platform_console/platform_console.c
@@ -297,11 +297,10 @@ void initialize_console() {
 	xRingbufferAddToQueueSetRead(stdin_redir.handle, stdin_redir.queue_set);
 	xQueueAddToSet(uart_queue, stdin_redir.queue_set);
 	
-	const esp_vfs_t vfs = {
-			.flags = ESP_VFS_FLAG_DEFAULT,
-			.open = stdin_dummy,
-			.read = stdin_read,
-	};
+	esp_vfs_t vfs = { };
+	vfs.flags = ESP_VFS_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+	vfs.open = stdin_dummy;
+	vfs.read = stdin_read;
 
 	ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_vfs_register("/dev/console", &vfs, NULL));
 	freopen("/dev/console", "r", stdin);
@@ -398,9 +397,9 @@ void console_start() {
 	esp_pthread_cfg_t cfg = esp_pthread_get_default_config();
 	cfg.thread_name= "console";
 	cfg.inherit_cfg = true;
+	cfg.stack_size = 4*1024;
 	if(is_recovery_running){
 		prompt = recovery_prompt;
-		cfg.stack_size = 4096 ;
 	}
 	esp_pthread_set_cfg(&cfg);
 	pthread_create(&thread_console, NULL, console_thread, NULL);
diff --git a/components/squeezelite/decode_external.c b/components/squeezelite/decode_external.c
index 1431177d..998f60e5 100644
--- a/components/squeezelite/decode_external.c
+++ b/components/squeezelite/decode_external.c
@@ -9,9 +9,14 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <math.h>
+#ifdef ESP_PLATFORM
+#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
+#include "freertos/timers.h"
+#endif
 #include "platform_config.h"
 #include "squeezelite.h"
-#include <math.h>
+
 
 #if CONFIG_BT_SINK
 #include "bt_app_sink.h"
@@ -315,9 +320,26 @@ static bool raop_sink_cmd_handler(raop_event_t event, va_list args)
 }
 #endif
 
+/****************************************************************************************
+
 /****************************************************************************************
  * We provide the generic codec register option
  */
+
+#if defined(ESP_PLATFORM) && defined(CONFIG_BT_SINK)
+void bt_delay_start(TimerHandle_t xTimer) {
+	xTimerDelete(xTimer, portMAX_DELAY);
+	bt_sink_init(bt_sink_cmd_handler, sink_data_handler);
+	LOG_INFO("Initializing BT sink");
+}	
+
+void bt_delay_stop(TimerHandle_t xTimer) {
+	xTimerDelete(xTimer, portMAX_DELAY);
+	bt_sink_deinit();
+	LOG_INFO("Stopping BT sink");
+}	
+#endif
+
 void register_external(void) {
 	char *p;
 
@@ -338,8 +360,13 @@ void register_external(void) {
 #if CONFIG_BT_SINK	
 	if (!strcasestr(output.device, "BT ") ) {
 		if(enable_bt_sink){
+#ifdef ESP_PLATFORM
+			// we need to delay the start because current task is in spiram
+			TimerHandle_t timer = xTimerCreate("delay", 1, pdFALSE, NULL, bt_delay_start);
+			xTimerStart(timer, portMAX_DELAY);
+#else
 			bt_sink_init(bt_sink_cmd_handler, sink_data_handler);
-			LOG_INFO("Initializing BT sink");
+#endif
 		}
 	} else {
 		LOG_WARN("Cannot be a BT sink and source");
@@ -358,10 +385,16 @@ void register_external(void) {
 void deregister_external(void) {
 #if CONFIG_BT_SINK
 	if (!strcasestr(output.device, "BT ") && enable_bt_sink) {
-		LOG_INFO("Stopping BT sink");
+#ifdef ESP_PLATFORM
+		// we need to delay the stop because current task is in spiram
+		TimerHandle_t timer = xTimerCreate("delay", 1, pdFALSE, NULL, bt_delay_stop);
+		xTimerStart(timer, portMAX_DELAY);
+#else
 		bt_sink_deinit();
+#endif
 	}
 #endif
+
 #if CONFIG_AIRPLAY_SINK
 	if (enable_airplay){
 		LOG_INFO("Stopping AirPlay sink");		
diff --git a/components/telnet/telnet.c b/components/telnet/telnet.c
index 64a5cdae..28839566 100644
--- a/components/telnet/telnet.c
+++ b/components/telnet/telnet.c
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ struct telnetUserData {
 };
 
 const static char TAG[] = "telnet";
-static int uart_fd=0;
+static int uart_fd;
 static RingbufHandle_t buf_handle;
 static size_t send_chunk = 512;
 static size_t log_buf_size = 4*1024;
 static bool bIsEnabled=false;
-static int partnerSocket=0;
+static int partnerSocket;
 static telnet_t *tnHandle;
-static bool 	bMirrorToUART=false;
+static bool bMirrorToUART;
 
 /************************************
  * Forward declarations
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ void init_telnet(){
 	}
 
 	// if wifi manager is bypassed, there will possibly be no wifi available
-	//
 	bMirrorToUART = (strcasestr("D",val)!=NULL);
 	if(!bMirrorToUART && bypass_wifi_manager){
 		// This isn't supposed to happen, as telnet won't start if wifi manager isn't
@@ -121,20 +120,17 @@ void init_telnet(){
 	}
 
 	ESP_LOGI(TAG, "***Redirecting log output to telnet");
-	const esp_vfs_t vfs = {
-			.flags = ESP_VFS_FLAG_DEFAULT,
-			.write = &stdout_write,
-			.open = &stdout_open,
-			.fstat = &stdout_fstat,
-		};
+	esp_vfs_t vfs = { };
+	vfs.flags = ESP_VFS_FLAG_DEFAULT;
+	vfs.write = &stdout_write;
+	vfs.open = &stdout_open;
+	vfs.fstat = &stdout_fstat;
 
-	if(bMirrorToUART){
-		uart_fd=open("/dev/uart/0", O_RDWR);
-	}
+	if (bMirrorToUART) uart_fd = open("/dev/uart/0", O_RDWR);
 
 	ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_vfs_register("/dev/pkspstdout", &vfs, NULL));
-	freopen("/dev/pkspstdout", "w", stdout);
-	freopen("/dev/pkspstdout", "w", stderr);
+	freopen("/dev/pkspstdout", "wb", stdout);
+	freopen("/dev/pkspstdout", "wb", stderr);
 
 	bIsEnabled=true;
 }
@@ -293,17 +289,14 @@ static void handle_telnet_conn() {
 
 // ******************* stdout/stderr Redirection to ringbuffer
 static ssize_t stdout_write(int fd, const void * data, size_t size) {
-	// #1 Write to ringbuffer
-	if (buf_handle == NULL) {
-		printf("%s() ABORT. file handle _log_remote_fp is NULL\n",
-				__FUNCTION__);
-	} else {
-		// flush the buffer if needed and send item
+	// flush the buffer and send item
+	if (buf_handle) {
 		process_logs(size, true);
 		xRingbufferSend(buf_handle, data, size, 0);
-
 	}
-	return bMirrorToUART ? write(uart_fd, data, size) : size;
+	
+	// mirror to uart if required
+	return (bMirrorToUART || !buf_handle) ? write(uart_fd, data, size) : size;
 }
 
 static int stdout_open(const char * path, int flags, int mode) {