diff --git a/user/apars_utf8.c b/user/apars_utf8.c
index 110331a..a8db968 100644
--- a/user/apars_utf8.c
+++ b/user/apars_utf8.c
@@ -213,8 +213,12 @@ apars_handle_plainchar(char c)
 
 	return;
 fail:
-	hdump_bad((const char *) bytes, utf_j);
-	ansi_warn("BAD UTF8!");
-	apars_show_context();
+	if (termconf_live.ascii_debug) {
+		hdump_bad((const char *) bytes, utf_j);
+	} else {
+		screen_putchar("\xEF\xBF\xBD");
+	}
+	//ansi_warn("BAD UTF8!");
+	//apars_show_context();
 	apars_reset_utf8buffer();
 }
diff --git a/user/serial.c b/user/serial.c
index bcbd54c..0a960cc 100644
--- a/user/serial.c
+++ b/user/serial.c
@@ -92,4 +92,5 @@ void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR serialInit(void)
 void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR UART_HandleRxByte(char c)
 {
 	ansi_parser(c);
+	system_soft_wdt_feed(); // so we survive long torrents
 }