diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index 18dc08b..544e98e 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ boolean WiFiManager::autoConnect(char const *apName, char const *apPassword) {
         #endif
         #endif
       }
-
       return true; // connected success
     }
 
@@ -2986,7 +2985,7 @@ void WiFiManager::DEBUG_WM(wm_debuglevel_t level,Generic text,Genericb textb) {
     #endif
   }
   _debugPort.print("*WM: ");
-  if(_debugLevel == DEBUG_DEV) _debugPort.print("["+(String)level+"] ");
+  if(_debugLevel >= debugLvlShow) _debugPort.print("["+(String)level+"] ");
   _debugPort.print(text);
   if(textb){
     _debugPort.print(" ");
@@ -3116,7 +3115,7 @@ boolean WiFiManager::validApPassword(){
     }
     #ifdef WM_DEBUG_LEVEL
     DEBUG_WM(DEBUG_VERBOSE,F("AccessPoint set password is VALID"));
-    DEBUG_WM(_apPassword);
+    DEBUG_WM(DEBUG_DEV,"ap pass",_apPassword);
     #endif
   }
   return true;
diff --git a/WiFiManager.h b/WiFiManager.h
index a70c94d..a2a6b07 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.h
+++ b/WiFiManager.h
@@ -593,12 +593,14 @@ class WiFiManager
 
     boolean _debug  = true;
     
+    wm_debuglevel_t debugLvlShow = DEBUG_DEV; // at which level start showing [n] level tags
+
     // build debuglevel support
     // @todo use DEBUG_ESP_x?
     
     // Set default debug level
     #ifndef WM_DEBUG_LEVEL
-    #define WM_DEBUG_LEVEL DEBUG_DEV // development default, not release
+    #define WM_DEBUG_LEVEL DEBUG_MAX // development default, not release
     #endif
 
     // override debug level OFF