diff --git a/components/mesh_ota/include/mesh_network.h b/components/mesh_ota/include/mesh_network.h
index 6aee496..33c0d18 100644
--- a/components/mesh_ota/include/mesh_network.h
+++ b/components/mesh_ota/include/mesh_network.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 static bool bIsMeshConnected;
 static int32_t i32MeshLayer;
 static mesh_addr_t mesh_parent_addr;
-static esp_netif_t* netif_sta;
+static esp_netif_t *netif_sta = NULL;
 
 esp_err_t errMeshNetworkInitialize();
 esp_err_t errMeshNetworkInitializeWiFi();
diff --git a/components/mesh_ota/mesh_network.c b/components/mesh_ota/mesh_network.c
index 96498b8..6e06344 100644
--- a/components/mesh_ota/mesh_network.c
+++ b/components/mesh_ota/mesh_network.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ esp_err_t errMeshNetworkInitialize()
     esp_err_t err;
     bIsMeshConnected = false;
     i32MeshLayer = -1;
-    netif_sta = NULL;
+    //netif_sta = NULL;
 
     err = nvs_flash_init(); //init non-volatile storage
 
diff --git a/components/mesh_ota/mesh_network_handler.c b/components/mesh_ota/mesh_network_handler.c
index 532a28f..3af8e6e 100644
--- a/components/mesh_ota/mesh_network_handler.c
+++ b/components/mesh_ota/mesh_network_handler.c
@@ -76,22 +76,19 @@ void vMeshEventHandler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, int32_t i32EventI
             mesh_event_connected_t *connected = (mesh_event_connected_t *)vpEventData;
             esp_mesh_get_id(&id);
             i32MeshLayer = connected->self_layer;
-            memcpy(&mesh_parent_addr.addr, connected->connected.bssid, 6);
-
-            //WTF   
+            memcpy(&mesh_parent_addr.addr, connected->connected.bssid, 6); 
             ESP_LOGI(LOG_TAG, "<MESH_EVENT_PARENT_CONNECTED>layer:%d-->%d, parent:"MACSTR"%s, ID:"MACSTR", duty:%d",
-             last_layer, i32MeshLayer, MAC2STR(mesh_parent_addr.addr),
-            esp_mesh_is_root() ? "<ROOT>" :
- (i32MeshLayer == 2) ? "<layer2>" : "", MAC2STR(id.addr), connected->duty);
-
-
-
+            last_layer, i32MeshLayer, MAC2STR(mesh_parent_addr.addr),
+            esp_mesh_is_root() ? "<ROOT>" : (i32MeshLayer == 2) ? "<layer2>" : "", //print own node title
+            MAC2STR(id.addr), connected->duty);
             last_layer = i32MeshLayer;
-            //mesh_connected_indicator(i32MeshLayer);
             bIsMeshConnected = true;
             if (esp_mesh_is_root()) 
             {
-                esp_netif_dhcpc_start(netif_sta); //get a IP from router
+                ESP_LOGE(LOG_TAG, "addr %p", netif_sta);
+
+
+                //ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_dhcpc_start(netif_sta)); //get a IP from router
             }
             errStartReceiveTask();//start receiving
         }
@@ -101,7 +98,6 @@ void vMeshEventHandler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, int32_t i32EventI
             mesh_event_disconnected_t *disconnected = (mesh_event_disconnected_t *)vpEventData;
             ESP_LOGI(LOG_TAG, "<MESH_EVENT_PARENT_DISCONNECTED>reason:%d", disconnected->reason);
             bIsMeshConnected = false;
-            // mesh_disconnected_indicator();
             i32MeshLayer = esp_mesh_get_layer();
         }
         break;
@@ -109,16 +105,10 @@ void vMeshEventHandler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, int32_t i32EventI
         {
             mesh_event_layer_change_t *layer_change = (mesh_event_layer_change_t *)vpEventData;
             i32MeshLayer = layer_change->new_layer;
-
-            //WTF
             ESP_LOGI(LOG_TAG, "<MESH_EVENT_LAYER_CHANGE>layer:%d-->%d%s",
             last_layer, i32MeshLayer,
-            esp_mesh_is_root() ? "<ROOT>" :
-            (i32MeshLayer == 2) ? "<layer2>" : "");
-
-
+            esp_mesh_is_root() ? "<ROOT>" : (i32MeshLayer == 2) ? "<layer2>" : "");
             last_layer = i32MeshLayer;
-            //mesh_connected_indicator(i32MeshLayer);
         }
         break;
         case MESH_EVENT_ROOT_ADDRESS: 
@@ -174,9 +164,7 @@ void vMeshEventHandler(void *arg, esp_event_base_t event_base, int32_t i32EventI
         {
             mesh_event_root_conflict_t *root_conflict = (mesh_event_root_conflict_t *)vpEventData;
             ESP_LOGI(LOG_TAG, "<MESH_EVENT_ROOT_ASKED_YIELD>"MACSTR", rssi:%d, capacity:%d",
-            MAC2STR(root_conflict->addr),
-            root_conflict->rssi,
-            root_conflict->capacity);
+            MAC2STR(root_conflict->addr), root_conflict->rssi, root_conflict->capacity);
         }
         break;
         case MESH_EVENT_CHANNEL_SWITCH: