diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index 85b9dec..f3f196c 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ boolean WiFiManager::autoConnect(char const *apName, char const *apPassword) {
   if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED || connectWifi("", "") == WL_CONNECTED)   {
     //connected
     DEBUG_WM(F("IP Address:"),WiFi.localIP());
+    _lastconxresult = WL_CONNECTED;
     return true;
   }
   // not connected start configportal
@@ -492,6 +493,7 @@ int WiFiManager::connectWifi(String ssid, String pass) {
     connRes = waitForConnectResult();
   }
 
+  _lastconxresult = connRes;
   return connRes;
 }
 
@@ -1429,6 +1431,10 @@ void WiFiManager::setScanDispPerc(boolean enabled){
   _scanDispOptions = true;
 }
 
+uint8_t WiFiManager::getLastConxResult(){
+  return _lastconxresult;
+}
+
 // HELPERS
 
 template <typename Generic>
diff --git a/WiFiManager.h b/WiFiManager.h
index 9a9ce8c..7dd3f83 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.h
+++ b/WiFiManager.h
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ class WiFiManager
     void          debugSoftAPConfig();
     // debug output platform info and versioning
     void          debugPlatformInfo();
+    // get last connection result, includes autoconnect and wifisave
+    uint8_t       getLastConxResult();
+    // get a status as string
+    String        getWLStatusString(uint8_t status);    
 
   private:
     std::unique_ptr<DNSServer>        dnsServer;
@@ -204,8 +208,8 @@ class WiFiManager
     unsigned long _configPortalStart      = 0; // config portal start time (updated for timeouts)
     unsigned long _webPortalAccessed      = 0; // last web access time
     WiFiMode_t    _usermode               = WIFI_OFF;
-    
-    String    _wifissidprefix             = FPSTR(S_ssidpre); // auto apname prefix prefix+chipid
+    String        _wifissidprefix         = FPSTR(S_ssidpre); // auto apname prefix prefix+chipid
+    uint8_t       _lastconxresult         = WL_IDLE_STATUS;
 
     // option parameters
     int           _minimumQuality         = -1;    // filter wifiscan ap by this rssi
@@ -272,7 +276,6 @@ class WiFiManager
     String        getHTTPHead(String title);
 
     //helpers
-    String        getWLStatusString(uint8_t status);    
     int           getRSSIasQuality(int RSSI);
     boolean       isIp(String str);
     String        toStringIp(IPAddress ip);
@@ -299,7 +302,7 @@ class WiFiManager
 
     // debugging
     boolean       _debug              = true;
-    uint8_t       _debugLevel         = 2;
+    uint8_t       _debugLevel         = 1;
     Stream&     _debugPort; // debug output stream ref
     template <typename Generic>
     void        DEBUG_WM(Generic text);
diff --git a/strings_en.h b/strings_en.h
index 69bf2f1..968bfff 100644
--- a/strings_en.h
+++ b/strings_en.h
@@ -225,11 +225,11 @@ const char HTTP_HEAD_CT2[]        PROGMEM = "text/plain";
 
 const char * const WIFI_STA_STATUS[] PROGMEM
 {
-  "WL_IDLE_STATUS",
-  "WL_NO_SSID_AVAIL",
+  "WL_IDLE_STATUS",   // STATION_IDLE
+  "WL_NO_SSID_AVAIL", // STATION_NO_AP_FOUND
   "WL_SCAN_COMPLETED",
-  "WL_CONNECTED",
-  "WL_CONNECT_FAILED",
+  "WL_CONNECTED",     // STATION_GOT_IP
+  "WL_CONNECT_FAILED",// STATION_CONNECT_FAIL, STATION_WRONG_PASSWORD(NI)
   "WL_CONNECTION_LOST",
   "WL_DISCONNECTED"
 };