diff --git a/user/cgi_sockets.c b/user/cgi_sockets.c
index baddd07..663dfac 100644
--- a/user/cgi_sockets.c
+++ b/user/cgi_sockets.c
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR screen_notifyChange(ScreenNotifyTopics topics)
 		termconf->display_tout_ms = SCR_DEF_DISPLAY_TOUT_MS;
 	}
 
+	pendingBroadcastTopics |= topics;
+
 	// NOTE: the timer is restarted if already running
 	TIMER_START(&updateNotifyTim, updateNotifyCb, termconf->display_tout_ms, 0); // note - this adds latency to beep
 }
diff --git a/user/screen.c b/user/screen.c
index c4c5f70..87a0245 100644
--- a/user/screen.c
+++ b/user/screen.c
@@ -1821,8 +1821,6 @@ screenSerializeToBuffer(char *buffer, size_t buf_len, ScreenNotifyTopics topics,
 		ss->current_topic = 0; // to be filled
 		strncpy(ss->lastChar, " ", 4);
 
-		dbg("NOTIFY -> %02X", topics);
-
 		bufput_c('U'); // - stands for "update"
 
 		bufput_utf8(topics);