diff --git a/src/host/modem/Modem.cpp b/src/host/modem/Modem.cpp
index 562626e2..810463fe 100644
--- a/src/host/modem/Modem.cpp
+++ b/src/host/modem/Modem.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ Modem::Modem(port::IModemPort* port, bool duplex, bool rxInvert, bool txInvert,
     m_rxDCOffset(0),
     m_txDCOffset(0),
     m_isHotspot(false),
+    m_forceHotspot(false),
     m_rxFrequency(0U),
     m_rxTuning(0),
     m_txFrequency(0U),
diff --git a/src/host/setup/HostSetup.cpp b/src/host/setup/HostSetup.cpp
index 0aabc085..b10db9f8 100644
--- a/src/host/setup/HostSetup.cpp
+++ b/src/host/setup/HostSetup.cpp
@@ -440,9 +440,14 @@ bool HostSetup::portModemHandler(Modem* modem, uint32_t ms, RESP_TYPE_DVM rspTyp
 
         case CMD_GET_STATUS:
         {
+            Utils::dump(1U, "status buffer", buffer, len);
+
             m_isHotspot = (buffer[3U] & 0x01U) == 0x01U;
             m_modem->m_isHotspot = (buffer[3U] & 0x01U) == 0x01U;
 
+            LogDebug(LOG_CAL, "buffer[3] = %u, len = %u, m_isHotSpot = %u, m_modem->m_isHotspot = %u", buffer[3U], len, m_isHotspot, m_modem->m_isHotspot);
+            LogDebug(LOG_CAL, "m_modem->m_forceHotspot = %u", m_modem->m_forceHotspot);
+
             // override hotspot flag if we're forcing hotspot
             if (m_modem->m_forceHotspot) {
                 m_isHotspot = m_modem->m_forceHotspot;