diff --git a/include/sensor.h b/include/sensor.h
index 9048a666..6e6b837b 100644
--- a/include/sensor.h
+++ b/include/sensor.h
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 
 uint8_t sensor_mask(uint8_t sensor_no);
 uint8_t * sensor_read(uint8_t sensor);
+void sensor_init(void);
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index b79180ea..5705b2a8 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ description = Paxcounter is a proof-of-concept ESP32 device for metering passeng
 release_version = 1.6.83
 ; DEBUG LEVEL: For production run set to 0, otherwise device will leak RAM while running!
 ; 0=None, 1=Error, 2=Warn, 3=Info, 4=Debug, 5=Verbose
-debug_level = 0
+debug_level = 3
 ; UPLOAD MODE: select esptool to flash via USB/UART, select custom to upload to cloud for OTA
 upload_protocol = esptool
 ;upload_protocol = custom
diff --git a/src/configmanager.cpp b/src/configmanager.cpp
index c90f0f4b..7222447f 100644
--- a/src/configmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/configmanager.cpp
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ void loadConfig() {
 
     if (nvs_get_i8(my_handle, "payloadmask", &flash8) == ESP_OK) {
       cfg.payloadmask = flash8;
-      ESP_LOGI(TAG, "GPS mode = %d", flash8);
+      ESP_LOGI(TAG, "payloadmask = %u", flash8);
     } else {
-      ESP_LOGI(TAG, "GPS mode set to default %d", cfg.payloadmask);
+      ESP_LOGI(TAG, "payloadmask set to default %u", cfg.payloadmask);
       saveConfig();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 0fed89ec..d63aad71 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -158,12 +158,18 @@ void setup() {
   strcat_P(features, " GPS");
 #endif
 
-// initialize gps
+// initialize bme
 #ifdef HAS_BME
   strcat_P(features, " BME");
   bme_init();
 #endif
 
+// initialize sensors
+#ifdef HAS_SENSORS
+  strcat_P(features, " SENS");
+  sensor_init();
+#endif
+
 // initialize LoRa
 #ifdef HAS_LORA
   strcat_P(features, " LORA");
diff --git a/src/sensor.cpp b/src/sensor.cpp
index ac5459f8..2c338850 100644
--- a/src/sensor.cpp
+++ b/src/sensor.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 // Local logging tag
 static const char TAG[] = "main";
 
+void sensor_init(void) {
+
+  // this function is called dureing device startup
+  // put your sensor initialization routines here
+
+}
+
 uint8_t sensor_mask(uint8_t sensor_no) {
   switch (sensor_no) {
   case 1: