diff --git a/tools/esp8266/include/dbg.h b/tools/esp8266/include/dbg.h
index 9573e42f..17b334c9 100644
--- a/tools/esp8266/include/dbg.h
+++ b/tools/esp8266/include/dbg.h
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // globally used level
+#ifndef DEBUG_LEVEL
 #define DEBUG_LEVEL DBG_INFO
+#endif
 
 #ifdef ARDUINO
   #include "Arduino.h"
diff --git a/tools/esp8266/platformio.ini b/tools/esp8266/platformio.ini
index 657cab44..f18c0877 100644
--- a/tools/esp8266/platformio.ini
+++ b/tools/esp8266/platformio.ini
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ monitor_filters =
 platform = espressif8266
 board = esp12e
 board_build.f_cpu = 80000000L
-build_flags = -DDEBUG_ESP_CORE -DDEBUG_ESP_WIFI -DDEBUG_ESP_HTTP_CLIENT -DDEBUG_ESP_HTTP_SERVER -DDEBUG_ESP_OOM -DDEBUG_ESP_PORT=Serial
+build_flags = -DDEBUG_LEVEL=DBG_DEBUG -DDEBUG_ESP_CORE -DDEBUG_ESP_WIFI -DDEBUG_ESP_HTTP_CLIENT -DDEBUG_ESP_HTTP_SERVER -DDEBUG_ESP_OOM -DDEBUG_ESP_PORT=Serial
 build_type = debug
 monitor_filters = 
 	;default   ; Remove typical terminal control codes from input
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ monitor_filters =
 [env:esp32-wroom32-debug]
 platform = espressif32
 board = lolin_d32
-build_flags = -DDEBUG_ESP_CORE -DDEBUG_ESP_WIFI -DDEBUG_ESP_HTTP_CLIENT -DDEBUG_ESP_HTTP_SERVER -DDEBUG_ESP_OOM -DDEBUG_ESP_PORT=Serial
+build_flags = -DDEBUG_LEVEL=DBG_DEBUG -DDEBUG_ESP_CORE -DDEBUG_ESP_WIFI -DDEBUG_ESP_HTTP_CLIENT -DDEBUG_ESP_HTTP_SERVER -DDEBUG_ESP_OOM -DDEBUG_ESP_PORT=Serial
 build_type = debug
 monitor_filters = 
 	;default   ; Remove typical terminal control codes from input