diff --git a/app/Casts/CompressedString.php b/app/Casts/CompressedString.php
index 0e89e53..b14248c 100644
--- a/app/Casts/CompressedString.php
+++ b/app/Casts/CompressedString.php
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ class CompressedString implements CastsAttributes
 	/**
 	 * Cast the given value.
 	 *
-	 * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model  $model
-	 * @param  string  $key
-	 * @param  mixed  $value
-	 * @param  array  $attributes
-	 * @return string
+	 * @param Model $model
+	 * @param string $key
+	 * @param mixed $value
+	 * @param array $attributes
+	 * @return string|null
 	 */
-	public function get($model, string $key, $value, array $attributes): string
+	public function get($model,string $key,$value,array $attributes): ?string
 	{
-		return zstd_uncompress(base64_decode($value));
+		return $value ? zstd_uncompress(base64_decode($value)) : NULL;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class CompressedString implements CastsAttributes
 	 * @param array $attributes
 	 * @return string|null
 	 */
-	public function set($model, string $key, $value, array $attributes): ?string
+	public function set($model,string $key,$value,array $attributes): ?string
 	{
 		return $value ? base64_encode(zstd_compress($value)) : NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/app/Classes/Protocol/Binkp.php b/app/Classes/Protocol/Binkp.php
index 4888278..93fa2c1 100644
--- a/app/Classes/Protocol/Binkp.php
+++ b/app/Classes/Protocol/Binkp.php
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ final class Binkp extends BaseProtocol
 			Log::debug(sprintf('%s:+ binkp_recv',self::LOGKEY));
 
 		$blksz = $this->rx_size == -1 ? BinkpMessage::BLK_HDR_SIZE : $this->rx_size;
-		Log::debug(sprintf('%s: - binkp_recv blksize [%d] rx_size [%d].',self::LOGKEY,$blksz,$this->rx_size));
+		if ($this->DEBUG)
+			Log::debug(sprintf('%s: - binkp_recv blksize [%d] rx_size [%d].',self::LOGKEY,$blksz,$this->rx_size));
 
 		if ($blksz !== 0) {
 			try {
@@ -367,7 +368,8 @@ final class Binkp extends BaseProtocol
 			/* Next block */
 			} else {
 			ZeroLen:
-				Log::debug(sprintf('%s: - binkp_recv NEXT BLOCK, is_msg [%d]',self::LOGKEY,$this->is_msg));
+				if ($this->DEBUG)
+					Log::debug(sprintf('%s: - binkp_recv NEXT BLOCK, is_msg [%d]',self::LOGKEY,$this->is_msg));
 
 				if ($this->is_msg) {
 					$this->mib++;
@@ -382,7 +384,8 @@ final class Binkp extends BaseProtocol
 						return 1;
 					}
 
-					Log::debug(sprintf('%s: - binkp_recv BUFFER [%d]',self::LOGKEY,strlen($this->rx_buf)));
+					if ($this->DEBUG)
+						Log::debug(sprintf('%s: - binkp_recv BUFFER [%d]',self::LOGKEY,strlen($this->rx_buf)));
 
 					$rc = ord(substr($this->rx_buf,0,1));
 
@@ -477,7 +480,8 @@ final class Binkp extends BaseProtocol
 			$rc = 1;
 		}
 
-		Log::debug(sprintf('%s:= binkp_recv [%d]',self::LOGKEY,$rc));
+		if ($this->DEBUG)
+			Log::debug(sprintf('%s:= binkp_recv [%d]',self::LOGKEY,$rc));
 
 		return $rc;
 	}
@@ -487,7 +491,8 @@ final class Binkp extends BaseProtocol
 	 */
 	private function binkp_send(): int
 	{
-		Log::debug(sprintf('%s:+ binkp_send - tx_left [%d]',self::LOGKEY,$this->tx_left));
+		if ($this->DEBUG)
+			Log::debug(sprintf('%s:+ binkp_send - tx_left [%d]',self::LOGKEY,$this->tx_left));
 
 		if ($this->tx_left == 0 ) {                   /* tx buffer is empty */
 			$this->tx_ptr = $this->tx_left = 0;
@@ -561,7 +566,8 @@ final class Binkp extends BaseProtocol
 			}
 		}
 
-		Log::debug(sprintf('%s:= binkp_send [1]',self::LOGKEY));
+		if ($this->DEBUG)
+			Log::debug(sprintf('%s:= binkp_send [1]',self::LOGKEY));
 
 	    return 1;
 	}
@@ -595,7 +601,8 @@ final class Binkp extends BaseProtocol
 	 */
 	private function msgs(string $id,string $msg_body): void
 	{
-		Log::debug(sprintf('%s:+ msgs [%d:%s]',self::LOGKEY,$id,$msg_body));
+		if ($this->DEBUG)
+			Log::debug(sprintf('%s:+ msgs [%d:%s]',self::LOGKEY,$id,$msg_body));
 
 		$this->mqueue->push(new BinkpMessage($id,$msg_body));