diff --git a/esp-link/cgiservices.c b/esp-link/cgiservices.c
index 4b4721c..18fe61f 100644
--- a/esp-link/cgiservices.c
+++ b/esp-link/cgiservices.c
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ int ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR cgiServicesInfo(HttpdConnData *connData) {
   if (connData->conn == NULL) return HTTPD_CGI_DONE; // Connection aborted. Clean up.
 
   os_sprintf(buff, 
-    "{ "    
-      "\"syslog_enable\": \"%s\", "
+    "{ "
       "\"syslog_host\": \"%s\", "
       "\"syslog_minheap\": %d, "
       "\"syslog_filter\": %d, "
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ int ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR cgiServicesInfo(HttpdConnData *connData) {
       "\"mdns_enable\": \"%s\", "
       "\"mdns_servername\": \"%s\""
     " }",    
-    flashConfig.syslog_enable ? "enabled" : "disabled",
     flashConfig.syslog_host,
     flashConfig.syslog_minheap,
     flashConfig.syslog_filter,
@@ -142,8 +140,6 @@ int ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR cgiServicesSet(HttpdConnData *connData) {
 
   int8_t syslog = 0;
 
-  syslog |= getBoolArg(connData, "syslog_enable", &flashConfig.syslog_enable);
-  if (syslog < 0) return HTTPD_CGI_DONE;
   syslog |= getStringArg(connData, "syslog_host", flashConfig.syslog_host, sizeof(flashConfig.syslog_host));
   if (syslog < 0) return HTTPD_CGI_DONE;
   syslog |= getUInt16Arg(connData, "syslog_minheap", &flashConfig.syslog_minheap);
diff --git a/esp-link/config.c b/esp-link/config.c
index f6957b2..9b928cc 100644
--- a/esp-link/config.c
+++ b/esp-link/config.c
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ FlashConfig flashDefault = {
   .mqtt_host    = "\0", .mqtt_clientid = "\0",
   .mqtt_username= "\0", .mqtt_password = "\0", .mqtt_status_topic = "\0",
   .sys_descr 	  = "\0",
-  .rx_pullup	  = 1,
-  .mdns_enable  = 1, .mdns_servername = "http\0",
-  .sntp_server  = "us.pool.ntp.org\0", .timezone_offset = 0,
-  .syslog_enable= 0, .syslog_host = "\0", .syslog_minheap = 8192, .syslog_filter = 7, .syslog_showtick = 1, .syslog_showdate = 0,
+  .rx_pullup	  = 1,  
+  .sntp_server  = "us.pool.ntp.org\0",
+  .syslog_host = "\0", .syslog_minheap = 8192, .syslog_filter = 7, .syslog_showtick = 1, .syslog_showdate = 0,
+  .mdns_enable = 1, .mdns_servername = "http\0", .timezone_offset = 0
 };
 
 typedef union {
diff --git a/esp-link/config.h b/esp-link/config.h
index fafdab7..59d5f3d 100644
--- a/esp-link/config.h
+++ b/esp-link/config.h
@@ -28,16 +28,15 @@ typedef struct {
            mqtt_status_topic[32];
   char     sys_descr[129];             // system description
   int8_t   rx_pullup;                  // internal pull-up on RX pin
-  uint8_t  mdns_enable;
-  char     mdns_servername[32],
-           sntp_server[32];
-  int8_t   timezone_offset;
-  uint8_t  syslog_enable;
+  char     sntp_server[32];
   char     syslog_host[32];
   uint16_t syslog_minheap;               // min. heap to allow queuing
   uint8_t  syslog_filter,                // min. severity
            syslog_showtick,              // show system tick (µs)
            syslog_showdate;              // populate SYSLOG date field
+  uint8_t  mdns_enable;
+  char     mdns_servername[32];           
+  int8_t   timezone_offset;
 } FlashConfig;
 extern FlashConfig flashConfig;
 
diff --git a/html/services.html b/html/services.html
index 3f8c548..2ca4c81 100644
--- a/html/services.html
+++ b/html/services.html
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
               <div id="syslog-spinner" class="spinner spinner-small"></div>
             </h1>
             <form action="#" id="Syslog-form" class="pure-form" hidden>
-              <div class="form-horizontal">
-                <label>Enable syslog</label>
-                <input type="checkbox" name="syslog_enable"/>
-              </div>
-              <br>
               <legend>Syslog settings</legend>
               <div class="pure-form-stacked">
                 <label>Syslog Host</label>
diff --git a/html/services.js b/html/services.js
index 61de005..50d0138 100644
--- a/html/services.js
+++ b/html/services.js
@@ -53,16 +53,13 @@ function displayServices(data) {
 
   var i, inputs = $("input");
   for (i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
-    if (inputs[i].type == "checkbox" && (inputs[i].name == "syslog_enable" || inputs[i].name == "mdns_enable"))
-      inputs[i].onclick = function () { setService(this.name, this.checked) };
+    if (inputs[i].name == "mdns_enable") inputs[i].onclick = function () { setMDNS(this.checked) };
   }
 }
 
-function setService(name, v) {
-  ajaxSpin("POST", "/services/update?" + name + "=" + (v ? 1 : 0), function () {
-    var n = name.replace("_enable", "");
-    n = (n == "syslog") ? "Syslog" : "mDNS";
-    showNotification(n + " is now " + (v ? "enabled" : "disabled"));
+function setMDNS(v) {
+  ajaxSpin("POST", "/services/update?mdns_enable=" + (v ? 1 : 0), function () {
+    showNotification("mDNS is now " + (v ? "enabled" : "disabled"));
   }, function () {
     showWarning("Enable/disable failed");
     window.setTimeout(fetchServices, 100);
diff --git a/syslog/syslog.c b/syslog/syslog.c
index cfb9528..1b9df85 100644
--- a/syslog/syslog.c
+++ b/syslog/syslog.c
@@ -240,8 +240,9 @@ static void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR syslog_gethostbyname_cb(const char *name, ip_addr_
  *******************************************************************************/
 void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR syslog_init(char *syslog_host)
 {
-  if (!flashConfig.syslog_enable) {
-    syslog_host[0] = '\0';
+  if (!*syslog_host) {
+    syslogState = SYSLOG_HALTED;
+    return;
   }
   char host[32], *port = &host[0];