diff --git a/apps/alexa_talking_clock/alexa_talking_clock.py b/apps/alexa_talking_clock/alexa_talking_clock.py
index 84e3975..a369cf6 100644
--- a/apps/alexa_talking_clock/alexa_talking_clock.py
+++ b/apps/alexa_talking_clock/alexa_talking_clock.py
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ def configure(self, kwargs):
     
     self.run_every(self.time_announce, self.next_start, (60 * self.frequency.interval))
     
-    log_message = f"\nINIT - ALEXA TALKING CLOCK\n" + \
+    log_message = f"\n**** INIT - ALEXA TALKING CLOCK ****\n" + \
       f"  START     {self.time_start.strftime('%H:%M')}\n" + \
       f"  END       {self.time_end.strftime('%H:%M')}\n" + \
       f"  NEXT      {str(self.next_start.strftime('%H:%M'))}\n" + \
       f"  FREQUENCY {str(self.frequency.announce_times)}\n"
-    self.log(log_message)
+    self.debug_log(log_message)
 
     if self.debug: self.time_announce(None)
     
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def time_announce_alexa(self, kwargs):
       message = effects_speech
       
     self.call_service("notify/alexa_media", data = {"type": announce, "method": method}, target = alexa, title = title, message = message)
-    self.log(f"TIME_ANNOUNCE {time_speech}: {alexa.split('.')[1]}")
+    self.debug_log(f"TIME_ANNOUNCE {time_speech}: {alexa.split('.')[1]}")
     
 
   def set_effects(self, time_speech):
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ def time_outside_range(self, now, start, end):
     return not result
 
 
+  def debug_log(self, message):
+    if self.debug:
+      self.log(message)
+
 class Frequency:
   
     def __init__(self):