diff --git a/configs/fne-config.example.yml b/configs/fne-config.example.yml
index 55631616..3d04ff95 100644
--- a/configs/fne-config.example.yml
+++ b/configs/fne-config.example.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ master:
     disablePacketData: false
     # Flag indicating whether verbose dumping of data packets is enabled.
     dumpPacketData: false
+    # Flag indicating whether verbose logging of data packet operations is enabled.
+    verbosePacketData: false
 
     # Delay from when a call on a parrot TG ends to when the playback starts (in milliseconds).
     parrotDelay: 2000
diff --git a/src/common/lookups/PeerListLookup.h b/src/common/lookups/PeerListLookup.h
index 5fced292..eed88808 100644
--- a/src/common/lookups/PeerListLookup.h
+++ b/src/common/lookups/PeerListLookup.h
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ namespace lookups
          */
         bool isPeerAllowed(uint32_t id) const;
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Checks if the peer list is empty.
+         * @returns bool True, if list is empty, otherwise false.
+         */
+        bool isPeerListEmpty() const { return m_table.size() == 0U; }
+
         /**
          * @brief Sets the mode to either WHITELIST or BLACKLIST.
          * @param mode The mode to set.
diff --git a/src/common/p25/data/DataBlock.cpp b/src/common/p25/data/DataBlock.cpp
index 782fcd94..cf6b44bc 100644
--- a/src/common/p25/data/DataBlock.cpp
+++ b/src/common/p25/data/DataBlock.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ DataBlock::DataBlock() :
 
 DataBlock::~DataBlock()
 {
-    delete[] m_data;
+    if (m_data != nullptr)
+        delete[] m_data;
 }
 
 /* Decodes P25 PDU data block. */
diff --git a/src/fne/network/FNENetwork.cpp b/src/fne/network/FNENetwork.cpp
index a3fa197f..0ae3ce2a 100644
--- a/src/fne/network/FNENetwork.cpp
+++ b/src/fne/network/FNENetwork.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ FNENetwork::FNENetwork(HostFNE* host, const std::string& address, uint16_t port,
     m_influxLogRawData(false),
     m_disablePacketData(false),
     m_dumpPacketData(false),
+    m_verbosePacketData(false),
     m_reportPeerPing(reportPeerPing),
     m_verbose(verbose)
 {
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ void FNENetwork::setOptions(yaml::Node& conf, bool printOptions)
 
     m_disablePacketData = conf["disablePacketData"].as<bool>(false);
     m_dumpPacketData = conf["dumpPacketData"].as<bool>(false);
+    m_verbosePacketData = conf["verbosePacketData"].as<bool>(false);
 
     /*
     ** Drop Unit to Unit Peers
@@ -591,7 +593,11 @@ void* FNENetwork::threadedNetworkRx(void* arg)
 
                         // check if the peer is in the peer ACL list
                         if (network->m_peerListLookup->getACL()) {
-                            if (!network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerAllowed(peerId)) {
+                            if (network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerListEmpty()) {
+                                LogWarning(LOG_NET, "Peer List ACL enabled, but we have an empty peer list? Passing all peers.");
+                            }
+
+                            if (!network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerAllowed(peerId) && !network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerListEmpty()) {
                                 if (network->m_peerListLookup->getMode() == lookups::PeerListLookup::BLACKLIST) {
                                     LogWarning(LOG_NET, "PEER %u RPTL, blacklisted from access", peerId);
                                 } else {
@@ -625,7 +631,11 @@ void* FNENetwork::threadedNetworkRx(void* arg)
 
                                     // check if the peer is in the peer ACL list
                                     if (network->m_peerListLookup->getACL()) {
-                                        if (!network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerAllowed(peerId)) {
+                                        if (network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerListEmpty()) {
+                                            LogWarning(LOG_NET, "Peer List ACL enabled, but we have an empty peer list? Passing all peers.");
+                                        }
+
+                                        if (!network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerAllowed(peerId) && !network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerListEmpty()) {
                                             if (network->m_peerListLookup->getMode() == lookups::PeerListLookup::BLACKLIST) {
                                                 LogWarning(LOG_NET, "PEER %u RPTL, blacklisted from access", peerId);
                                             } else {
@@ -681,7 +691,7 @@ void* FNENetwork::threadedNetworkRx(void* arg)
                                 // check if the peer is in the peer ACL list
                                 bool validAcl = true;
                                 if (network->m_peerListLookup->getACL()) {
-                                    if (!network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerAllowed(peerId)) {
+                                    if (!network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerAllowed(peerId) && !network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerListEmpty()) {
                                         if (network->m_peerListLookup->getMode() == lookups::PeerListLookup::BLACKLIST) {
                                             LogWarning(LOG_NET, "PEER %u RPTK, blacklisted from access", peerId);
                                         } else {
@@ -700,6 +710,11 @@ void* FNENetwork::threadedNetworkRx(void* arg)
                                             }
                                         }
                                     }
+
+                                    if (network->m_peerListLookup->isPeerListEmpty()) {
+                                        LogWarning(LOG_NET, "Peer List ACL enabled, but we have an empty peer list? Passing all peers.");
+                                        validAcl = true;
+                                    }
                                 }
 
                                 if (validAcl) {
diff --git a/src/fne/network/FNENetwork.h b/src/fne/network/FNENetwork.h
index e5947132..555296cc 100644
--- a/src/fne/network/FNENetwork.h
+++ b/src/fne/network/FNENetwork.h
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ namespace network
 
         bool m_disablePacketData;
         bool m_dumpPacketData;
+        bool m_verbosePacketData;
 
         bool m_reportPeerPing;
         bool m_verbose;
diff --git a/src/fne/network/callhandler/packetdata/P25PacketData.cpp b/src/fne/network/callhandler/packetdata/P25PacketData.cpp
index a0671936..0d298743 100644
--- a/src/fne/network/callhandler/packetdata/P25PacketData.cpp
+++ b/src/fne/network/callhandler/packetdata/P25PacketData.cpp
@@ -683,10 +683,10 @@ void P25PacketData::dispatchToFNE(uint32_t peerId)
                 }
 
                 write_PDU_User(peer.first, nullptr, status->header, status->extendedAddress, status->pduUserData, true);
-                if (m_network->m_debug) {
+//                if (m_network->m_debug) {
                     LogDebug(LOG_NET, "P25, srcPeer = %u, dstPeer = %u, duid = $%02X, srcId = %u, dstId = %u", 
                         peerId, peer.first, DUID::PDU, srcId, dstId);
-                }
+//                }
 
                 i++;
             }
@@ -713,16 +713,16 @@ void P25PacketData::dispatchToFNE(uint32_t peerId)
                 }
 
                 write_PDU_User(dstPeerId, peer.second, status->header, status->extendedAddress, status->pduUserData);
-                if (m_network->m_debug) {
+//                if (m_network->m_debug) {
                     LogDebug(LOG_NET, "P25, srcPeer = %u, dstPeer = %u, duid = $%02X, srcId = %u, dstId = %u", 
                         peerId, dstPeerId, DUID::PDU, srcId, dstId);
-                }
+//                }
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-/* Helper to dispatch PDU user data back to the FNE network. */
+/* Helper to dispatch PDU user data back to the local FNE network. (Will not transmit to external peers.) */
 
 void P25PacketData::dispatchUserFrameToFNE(p25::data::DataHeader& dataHeader, bool extendedAddress, uint8_t* pduUserData)
 {
@@ -759,19 +759,6 @@ void P25PacketData::dispatchUserFrameToFNE(p25::data::DataHeader& dataHeader, bo
         }
         m_network->m_frameQueue->flushQueue();
     }
-
-    // repeat traffic to external peers
-    if (m_network->m_host->m_peerNetworks.size() > 0U) {
-        for (auto peer : m_network->m_host->m_peerNetworks) {
-            uint32_t dstPeerId = peer.second->getPeerId();
-
-            write_PDU_User(dstPeerId, peer.second, dataHeader, extendedAddress, pduUserData);
-            if (m_network->m_debug) {
-                LogDebug(LOG_NET, "P25, dstPeer = %u, duid = $%02X, srcId = %u, dstId = %u", 
-                    dstPeerId, DUID::PDU, srcId, dstId);
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 /* Helper used to process SNDCP control data from PDU data. */
@@ -962,10 +949,11 @@ void P25PacketData::write_PDU_User(uint32_t peerId, network::PeerNetwork* peerNe
 
     uint32_t blocksToFollow = dataHeader.getBlocksToFollow();
 
-    LogMessage(LOG_NET, P25_PDU_STR ", OSP, peerId = %u, ack = %u, outbound = %u, fmt = $%02X, mfId = $%02X, sap = $%02X, fullMessage = %u, blocksToFollow = %u, padLength = %u, packetLength = %u, S = %u, n = %u, seqNo = %u, lastFragment = %u, hdrOffset = %u, llId = %u",
-        peerId, dataHeader.getAckNeeded(), dataHeader.getOutbound(), dataHeader.getFormat(), dataHeader.getMFId(), dataHeader.getSAP(), dataHeader.getFullMessage(),
-        dataHeader.getBlocksToFollow(), dataHeader.getPadLength(), dataHeader.getPacketLength(), dataHeader.getSynchronize(), dataHeader.getNs(), dataHeader.getFSN(), dataHeader.getLastFragment(),
-        dataHeader.getHeaderOffset(), dataHeader.getLLId());
+    if (m_network->m_verbosePacketData)
+        LogMessage(LOG_NET, P25_PDU_STR ", OSP, peerId = %u, ack = %u, outbound = %u, fmt = $%02X, mfId = $%02X, sap = $%02X, fullMessage = %u, blocksToFollow = %u, padLength = %u, packetLength = %u, S = %u, n = %u, seqNo = %u, lastFragment = %u, hdrOffset = %u, llId = %u",
+            peerId, dataHeader.getAckNeeded(), dataHeader.getOutbound(), dataHeader.getFormat(), dataHeader.getMFId(), dataHeader.getSAP(), dataHeader.getFullMessage(),
+            dataHeader.getBlocksToFollow(), dataHeader.getPadLength(), dataHeader.getPacketLength(), dataHeader.getSynchronize(), dataHeader.getNs(), dataHeader.getFSN(), dataHeader.getLastFragment(),
+            dataHeader.getHeaderOffset(), dataHeader.getLLId());
 
     // generate the PDU header and 1/2 rate Trellis
     dataHeader.encode(buffer);
@@ -995,16 +983,18 @@ void P25PacketData::write_PDU_User(uint32_t peerId, network::PeerNetwork* peerNe
             blocksToFollow--;
             networkBlock++;
 
-            LogMessage(LOG_NET, P25_PDU_STR ", OSP, extended address, sap = $%02X, srcLlId = %u",
-                dataHeader.getEXSAP(), dataHeader.getSrcLLId());
+            if (m_network->m_verbosePacketData)
+                LogMessage(LOG_NET, P25_PDU_STR ", OSP, extended address, sap = $%02X, srcLlId = %u",
+                    dataHeader.getEXSAP(), dataHeader.getSrcLLId());
         }
 
         // are we processing extended address data from the first block?
         if ((dataHeader.getFormat() == PDUFormatType::CONFIRMED) && (dataHeader.getSAP() == PDUSAP::EXT_ADDR) && extendedAddress) {
             dataHeader.encodeExtAddr(pduUserData);
 
-            LogMessage(LOG_NET, P25_PDU_STR ", OSP, sap = $%02X, srcLlId = %u",
-                dataHeader.getEXSAP(), dataHeader.getSrcLLId());
+            if (m_network->m_verbosePacketData)
+                LogMessage(LOG_NET, P25_PDU_STR ", OSP, sap = $%02X, srcLlId = %u",
+                    dataHeader.getEXSAP(), dataHeader.getSrcLLId());
         }
 
         if (dataHeader.getFormat() != PDUFormatType::AMBT) {
@@ -1022,9 +1012,10 @@ void P25PacketData::write_PDU_User(uint32_t peerId, network::PeerNetwork* peerNe
             dataBlock.setSerialNo(i);
             dataBlock.setData(pduUserData + dataOffset);
 
-            LogMessage(LOG_NET, P25_PDU_STR ", OSP, peerId = %u, block %u, fmt = $%02X, lastBlock = %u",
-                peerId, (dataHeader.getFormat() == PDUFormatType::CONFIRMED) ? dataBlock.getSerialNo() : i, dataBlock.getFormat(),
-                dataBlock.getLastBlock());
+            if (m_network->m_verbosePacketData)
+                LogMessage(LOG_NET, P25_PDU_STR ", OSP, peerId = %u, block %u, fmt = $%02X, lastBlock = %u",
+                    peerId, (dataHeader.getFormat() == PDUFormatType::CONFIRMED) ? dataBlock.getSerialNo() : i, dataBlock.getFormat(),
+                    dataBlock.getLastBlock());
 
             ::memset(buffer, 0x00U, P25_PDU_FEC_LENGTH_BYTES);
             dataBlock.encode(buffer);
diff --git a/src/fne/network/callhandler/packetdata/P25PacketData.h b/src/fne/network/callhandler/packetdata/P25PacketData.h
index b5187c7e..190ed778 100644
--- a/src/fne/network/callhandler/packetdata/P25PacketData.h
+++ b/src/fne/network/callhandler/packetdata/P25PacketData.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace network
                  */
                 void dispatchToFNE(uint32_t peerId);
                 /**
-                 * @brief Helper to dispatch PDU user data back to the FNE network.
+                 * @brief Helper to dispatch PDU user data back to the local FNE network. (Will not transmit to external peers.)
                  * @param dataHeader Instance of a PDU data header.
                  * @param extendedAddress Flag indicating whether or not to extended addressing is in use.
                  * @param pduUserData Buffer containing user data to transmit.
diff --git a/src/sysview/NodeStatusWnd.h b/src/sysview/NodeStatusWnd.h
index 653855c0..8bf42a87 100644
--- a/src/sysview/NodeStatusWnd.h
+++ b/src/sysview/NodeStatusWnd.h
@@ -465,10 +465,8 @@ public:
         getNetwork()->unlockPeerStatus();
 
         for (auto entry : peerStatus) {
-            uint32_t peerId = entry.first;
             json::object peerObj = entry.second;
-            if (peerObj["peerId"].is<uint32_t>())
-                peerId = peerObj["peerId"].get<uint32_t>();
+            uint32_t peerId = peerObj["peerId"].getDefault<uint32_t>(entry.first);
 
             auto it = std::find_if(m_nodes.begin(), m_nodes.end(), [&](NodeStatusWidget* wdgt) {
                 if (wdgt->peerId == peerId && wdgt->uniqueId == (int32_t)peerId)
diff --git a/src/sysview/network/PeerNetwork.cpp b/src/sysview/network/PeerNetwork.cpp
index f3128011..29f73048 100644
--- a/src/sysview/network/PeerNetwork.cpp
+++ b/src/sysview/network/PeerNetwork.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ void PeerNetwork::userPacketHandler(uint32_t peerId, FrameQueue::OpcodePair opco
             }
 
             json::object obj = v.get<json::object>();
+            uint32_t actualPeerId = obj["peerId"].getDefault<uint32_t>(peerId);
             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_peerStatusMutex);
-            peerStatus[peerId] = obj;
+            peerStatus[actualPeerId] = obj;
         }
         break;