diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index 050345e..7416180 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -2592,13 +2592,16 @@ void WiFiManager::DEBUG_WM(wm_debuglevel_t level,Generic text,Genericb textb) {
  * @return {[type]} [description]
  */
 void WiFiManager::debugSoftAPConfig(){
-    wifi_country_t country;
     
     #ifdef ESP8266
       softap_config config;
       wifi_softap_get_config(&config);
-      wifi_get_country(&country);
+      #if !defined(WM_NOCOUNTRY)
+        wifi_country_t country;
+        wifi_get_country(&country);
+      #endif
     #elif defined(ESP32)
+      wifi_country_t country;
       wifi_config_t conf_config;
       esp_wifi_get_config(WIFI_IF_AP, &conf_config); // == ESP_OK
       wifi_ap_config_t config = conf_config.ap;
@@ -2745,7 +2748,7 @@ bool WiFiManager::WiFiSetCountry(){
   else if(_wificountry == "CN") ret = esp_wifi_set_country(&WM_COUNTRY_CN) == ESP_OK;
   else DEBUG_WM(DEBUG_ERROR,"[ERROR] country code not found");
   
-  #elif defined(ESP8266)
+  #elif defined(ESP8266) && !defined(WM_NOCOUNTRY)
        // if(WiFi.getMode() == WIFI_OFF); // exception if wifi not init!
        if(_wificountry == "US") ret = wifi_set_country((wifi_country_t*)&WM_COUNTRY_US);
   else if(_wificountry == "JP") ret = wifi_set_country((wifi_country_t*)&WM_COUNTRY_JP);
diff --git a/WiFiManager.h b/WiFiManager.h
index 72041a5..3e964af 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.h
+++ b/WiFiManager.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #ifdef ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_3_0
 #warning "ARDUINO_ESP8266_RELEASE_2_3_0, some WM features disabled" 
 #define WM_NOASYNC         // esp8266 no async scan wifi
+#define WM_NOCOUNTRY       // esp8266 no country
 #endif
 
 // #include "soc/efuse_reg.h" // include to add efuse chip rev to info, getChipRevision() is almost always the same though, so not sure why it matters.
diff --git a/examples/DEV/OnDemandConfigPortal/OnDemandConfigPortal.ino b/examples/DEV/OnDemandConfigPortal/OnDemandConfigPortal.ino
index dcfab8c..9b4bb78 100644
--- a/examples/DEV/OnDemandConfigPortal/OnDemandConfigPortal.ino
+++ b/examples/DEV/OnDemandConfigPortal/OnDemandConfigPortal.ino
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void getTime() {
   }
   Serial.println("");
   struct tm timeinfo;
-  gmtime_r(&now, &timeinfo);
+  gmtime_r(&now, &timeinfo); // @NOTE doesnt work in esp2.3.0
   Serial.print("Current time: ");
   Serial.print(asctime(&timeinfo));
 }
diff --git a/strings_en.h b/strings_en.h
index d56d0b1..903efe6 100644
--- a/strings_en.h
+++ b/strings_en.h
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ const char* const WIFI_MODES[] PROGMEM = { "NULL", "STA", "AP", "STA+AP" };
 const wifi_country_t WM_COUNTRY_US{"US",1,11,CONFIG_ESP32_PHY_MAX_TX_POWER,WIFI_COUNTRY_POLICY_AUTO};
 const wifi_country_t WM_COUNTRY_CN{"CN",1,13,CONFIG_ESP32_PHY_MAX_TX_POWER,WIFI_COUNTRY_POLICY_AUTO};
 const wifi_country_t WM_COUNTRY_JP{"JP",1,14,CONFIG_ESP32_PHY_MAX_TX_POWER,WIFI_COUNTRY_POLICY_AUTO};
-#elif defined(ESP8266)
+#elif defined(ESP8266) && !defined(WM_NOCOUNTRY)
 // typedef struct {
 //     char cc[3];               /**< country code string */
 //     uint8_t schan;            /**< start channel */