diff --git a/cubesatsim/pico-get-jpeg-serial.cpp b/cubesatsim/pico-get-jpeg-serial.cpp
index 2bafbdf6..5d0a8716 100644
--- a/cubesatsim/pico-get-jpeg-serial.cpp
+++ b/cubesatsim/pico-get-jpeg-serial.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ bool get_camera_image(bool debug_camera)  {
  
 // #ifdef GET_IMAGE_DEBUG
  if (debug_camera)
-  Serial.println("Received from ESP32-CAM hex encoded:\n");
+  Serial.println("Received from ESP32-CAM (hex encoded part is JPG image):\n");
  // #endif
   finished = false;
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ bool get_camera_image(bool debug_camera)  {
 
    if (Serial2.available()) {      // If anything comes in Serial2
       byte octet = Serial2.read();
-      if (!start_flag_detected)
+      if ((!start_flag_detected) && (debug_camera))
         Serial.write(octet);
 
      if (start_flag_complete) {