diff --git a/include/cyclic.h b/include/cyclic.h
index c4234c38..ffdee8f5 100644
--- a/include/cyclic.h
+++ b/include/cyclic.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ void housekeeping(void);
 void doHousekeeping(void);
 uint64_t uptime(void);
 void reset_counters(void);
-int redirect_log(const char *fmt, va_list args);
 uint32_t getFreeRAM();
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/lorawan.h b/include/lorawan.h
index 3726f030..58aa362c 100644
--- a/include/lorawan.h
+++ b/include/lorawan.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "globals.h"
 #include "rcommand.h"
 #include "timekeeper.h"
-#ifdef DBTIMESYNC
+#if(DBTIMESYNC)
 #include "DBtimesync.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/rcommand.h b/include/rcommand.h
index 68227755..9eb06384 100644
--- a/include/rcommand.h
+++ b/include/rcommand.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <rom/rtc.h>
 #include "cyclic.h"
 #include "timekeeper.h"
-#ifdef DBTIMESYNC
+#if(DBTIMESYNC)
 #include "DBtimesync.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 180e110f..47ca6e73 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ description = Paxcounter is a proof-of-concept ESP32 device for metering passeng
 
 [common]
 ; for release_version use max. 10 chars total, use any decimal format like "a.b.c"
-release_version = 1.7.35
+release_version = 1.7.36
 ; 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 = 3
diff --git a/src/cyclic.cpp b/src/cyclic.cpp
index 85caef4e..8899d05b 100644
--- a/src/cyclic.cpp
+++ b/src/cyclic.cpp
@@ -115,11 +115,4 @@ void reset_counters() {
   macs_total = 0; // reset all counters
   macs_wifi = 0;
   macs_ble = 0;
-}
-
-#if(VERBOSE)
-int redirect_log(const char *fmt, va_list args) {
-  // do nothing
-  return 0;
-}
-#endif
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lorawan.cpp b/src/lorawan.cpp
index 5d11a79e..04fb0fb6 100644
--- a/src/lorawan.cpp
+++ b/src/lorawan.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ void onEvent(ev_t ev) {
 
   case EV_TXCOMPLETE:
 
-#ifdef DBTIMESYNC
+#if(DBTIMESYNC)
     if (!(LMIC.txrxFlags & TXRX_ACK) && time_sync_seqNo)
       time_sync_messages[time_sync_seqNo - 1] = LMIC.txend;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d23eb286..559f7139 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ static const char TAG[] = __FILE__;
 
 void setup() {
 
-  // disable the default wifi logging
-  esp_log_level_set("wifi", ESP_LOG_NONE);
-
   char features[100] = "";
 
   // create some semaphores for syncing / mutexing tasks
@@ -130,7 +127,6 @@ void setup() {
 #else
   // mute logs completely by redirecting them to silence function
   esp_log_level_set("*", ESP_LOG_NONE);
-  esp_log_set_vprintf(redirect_log);
 #endif
 
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Starting %s v%s", PRODUCTNAME, PROGVERSION);
@@ -162,13 +158,14 @@ void setup() {
 #ifdef HAS_LORA
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "IBM LMIC version %d.%d.%d", LMIC_VERSION_MAJOR,
            LMIC_VERSION_MINOR, LMIC_VERSION_BUILD);
-
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Arduino LMIC version %d.%d.%d.%d",
            ARDUINO_LMIC_VERSION_GET_MAJOR(ARDUINO_LMIC_VERSION),
            ARDUINO_LMIC_VERSION_GET_MINOR(ARDUINO_LMIC_VERSION),
            ARDUINO_LMIC_VERSION_GET_PATCH(ARDUINO_LMIC_VERSION),
            ARDUINO_LMIC_VERSION_GET_LOCAL(ARDUINO_LMIC_VERSION));
-#endif
+  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "DEVEUI: ");
+  showLoraKeys();
+#endif // HAS_LORA
 
 #ifdef HAS_GPS
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "TinyGPS+ version %s", TinyGPSPlus::libraryVersion());
@@ -251,10 +248,7 @@ void setup() {
     btStop();
 #else
   // remove bluetooth stack to gain more free memory
-  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_bluedroid_disable());
-  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_bluedroid_deinit());
   btStop();
-  ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_bt_controller_deinit());
   ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_bt_mem_release(ESP_BT_MODE_BTDM));
   ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_coex_preference_set((
       esp_coex_prefer_t)ESP_COEX_PREFER_WIFI)); // configure Wifi/BT coexist lib
@@ -346,13 +340,6 @@ void setup() {
   // show compiled features
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Features:%s", features);
 
-#ifdef HAS_LORA
-// output LoRaWAN keys to console
-#if(VERBOSE)
-  showLoraKeys();
-#endif
-#endif
-
   // start wifi in monitor mode and start channel rotation timer
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Starting Wifi...");
   wifi_sniffer_init();
diff --git a/src/paxcounter.conf b/src/paxcounter.conf
index f8265eb6..9f275469 100644
--- a/src/paxcounter.conf
+++ b/src/paxcounter.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 // Set this to include BLE counting and vendor filter functions
 #define VENDORFILTER                    1       // set to 0 if you want to count things, not people
-#define BLECOUNTER                      1       // set it to 1 if you want to use BLE count, at expense of memory
+#define BLECOUNTER                      0       // set it to 1 if you want to use BLE count, at expense of memory
 
 // BLE scan parameters
 #define BLESCANTIME                     0       // [seconds] scan duration, 0 means infinite [default], see note below
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
 
 // settings for syncing time of node with external time source
 #define TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL              2       // sync time attempt each .. minutes from time source (GPS/LORA/RTC) [default = 60], comment out means off
-//#define TIME_SYNC_LORA                  1       // use LORA network as time source, comment out means off [default = off]
-//#define DBTIMESYNC                      1       // use DB LORA timeserver with patented sync algorithm [default = off]
+#define TIME_SYNC_LORA                  0       // set to 1 to use LORA network as time source, comment out means off [default = off]
+#define DBTIMESYNC                      0       // set to 1 to use DB LORA timeserver with patented sync algorithm [default = off]
 
 // time zone, see https://github.com/JChristensen/Timezone/blob/master/examples/WorldClock/WorldClock.ino
 #define DAYLIGHT_TIME                   {"CEST", Last, Sun, Mar, 2, 120}     // Central European Summer Time
diff --git a/src/rcommand.cpp b/src/rcommand.cpp
index df793445..34054bc2 100644
--- a/src/rcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/rcommand.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ cmd_t table[] = {{0x01, set_rssi, 1, true},
                  {0x84, get_gps, 0, false},
                  {0x85, get_bme, 0, false},
                  {0x86, get_time, 0, false}
-#ifdef DBTIMESYNC
+#if(DBTIMESYNC)
                  ,
                  {TIME_ANS_OPCODE, recv_DBtime_ans, 0, false},
                  {TIME_SYNC_OPCODE, force_DBtime_sync, 0, false}
diff --git a/src/timekeeper.cpp b/src/timekeeper.cpp
index 0c1c232c..21259b21 100644
--- a/src/timekeeper.cpp
+++ b/src/timekeeper.cpp
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ time_t timeProvider(void) {
 #endif
 
 // kick off asychronous DB timesync if we have
-#ifdef DBTIMESYNC
+#if(DBTIMESYNC)
   send_DBtime_req();
 // kick off asychronous lora sync if we have
-#elif defined HAS_LORA && defined TIME_SYNC_LORA
+#elif defined HAS_LORA && (TIME_SYNC_LORA)
   LMIC_requestNetworkTime(user_request_network_time_callback, &userUTCTime);
 #endif