diff --git a/sketches/doorbell/doorbell.ino b/sketches/doorbell/doorbell.ino
index 4f8306e..3236846 100644
--- a/sketches/doorbell/doorbell.ino
+++ b/sketches/doorbell/doorbell.ino
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@
 const char* ssid = "iot-2GHz";
 const char* password = "lesson-greater";
 
-// CRITICAL: Use ?poll=1 for explicit short-poll, no hanging connection
 const char* COMMAND_POLL_URL = "http://ntfy.sh/ALERT_klubhaus_topic/json?poll=1";
 const char* SILENCE_POLL_URL = "http://ntfy.sh/SILENCE_klubhaus_topic/json?poll=1";
 const char* STATUS_POST_URL = "http://ntfy.sh/STATUS_klubhaus_topic";
 
-const unsigned long COMMAND_POLL_INTERVAL = 30000;
-const unsigned long SILENCE_POLL_INTERVAL = 5000;
+const unsigned long COMMAND_POLL_INTERVAL = 10000;
+const unsigned long SILENCE_POLL_INTERVAL = 15000;
 const unsigned long BLINK_DURATION = 180000;
 const unsigned long BLINK_PERIOD = 1000;
 const unsigned long ERROR_BACKOFF = 60000;
@@ -63,6 +62,13 @@ unsigned long long epochOffsetMs = 0;
 
 // ============== PROFESSIONAL LOGGING ==============
 
+void formatIsoTimestamp(char* buf, size_t len);
+
+unsigned long long getEpochMs() {
+  if (epochOffsetMs == 0) return millis();
+  return epochOffsetMs + millis();
+}
+
 void logMessage(LogLevel level, const char* component, const char* message) {
   if (level < CURRENT_LOG_LEVEL) return;
 
@@ -95,15 +101,15 @@ void logValue(LogLevel level, const char* component, const char* name, long long
   logMessage(level, component, buf);
 }
 
+// FIX: Was recursively calling itself with wrong args
 void logString(LogLevel level, const char* component, const char* name, const String& value) {
   if (level < CURRENT_LOG_LEVEL) return;
   char buf[256];
-  // Escape newlines for clean logging
   String escaped = value;
   escaped.replace("\n", "\\n");
   escaped.replace("\r", "\\r");
   snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s=[%s]", name, escaped.c_str());
-  logString(LOG_INFO, component, buf);
+  logMessage(level, component, buf);  // FIXED: was logString() before
 }
 
 void formatIsoTimestamp(char* buf, size_t len) {
@@ -123,8 +129,8 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.begin(115200);
   delay(3000);
 
-  logMessage(LOG_INFO, "MAIN", "=== KLUBHAUS DOORBELL v3.8 ===");
-  logMessage(LOG_INFO, "MAIN", "Fix: NDJSON parsing, ?poll=1, find non-empty messages");
+  logMessage(LOG_INFO, "MAIN", "=== KLUBHAUS DOORBELL v3.8.1 ===");
+  logMessage(LOG_INFO, "MAIN", "Fix: logString() recursive call bug");
 
   pinMode(BACKLIGHT_PIN, OUTPUT);
   setBacklight(false);
@@ -201,11 +207,6 @@ void initEpochTime() {
   }
 }
 
-unsigned long long getEpochMs() {
-  if (epochOffsetMs == 0) return millis();
-  return epochOffsetMs + millis();
-}
-
 // ============== MAIN LOOP ==============
 
 void loop() {
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ void transitionTo(State newState) {
   publishStatus();
 }
 
-// ============== NDJSON PARSING (CRITICAL FIX) ==============
+// ============== NDJSON PARSING ==============
 
 void checkCommandTopic() {
   logMessage(LOG_DEBUG, "HTTP", "GET /ALERT_klubhaus_topic/json?poll=1");
@@ -319,7 +320,6 @@ void checkCommandTopic() {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Parse ALL lines of NDJSON, find first with non-empty message
   int lineStart = 0;
   int lineCount = 0;
   bool foundMessage = false;
@@ -346,26 +346,22 @@ void checkCommandTopic() {
           lineCount, id.c_str(), message.c_str(), serverTime);
         logMessage(LOG_DEBUG, "JSON", inspectBuf);
 
-        // Check if this line has actual content
         String testMsg = message;
         testMsg.trim();
 
         if (testMsg.length() > 0) {
-          // Found a message with content!
           logValue(LOG_INFO, "COMMAND", "linesParsed", lineCount);
           logValue(LOG_INFO, "COMMAND", "durationMs", duration);
           logString(LOG_INFO, "COMMAND", "id", id);
           logString(LOG_INFO, "COMMAND", "message", message);
           logValue(LOG_INFO, "COMMAND", "serverTime", serverTime);
 
-          // Deduplication check
           if (id == lastCommandId && id.length() > 0) {
             logMessage(LOG_DEBUG, "COMMAND", "Duplicate ID — discarded");
             return;
           }
           lastCommandId = id;
 
-          // Process the message
           if (message.equalsIgnoreCase("SILENCE")) {
             logMessage(LOG_INFO, "COMMAND", "SILENCE command — acknowledging");
             transitionTo(STATE_SILENT);
@@ -376,7 +372,7 @@ void checkCommandTopic() {
             transitionTo(STATE_ALERT);
           }
           foundMessage = true;
-          break; // Stop after first valid message
+          break;
         }
       } else {
         char errBuf[128];
@@ -402,7 +398,6 @@ void checkSilenceTopic() {
 
   if (response.length() == 0) return;
 
-  // Parse ALL lines
   int lineStart = 0;
   int lineCount = 0;
 
@@ -439,7 +434,7 @@ void checkSilenceTopic() {
             transitionTo(STATE_SILENT);
             flashConfirm("SILENCED", COLOR_MINT, COLOR_BLACK);
           }
-          return; // Stop after first valid
+          return;
         }
       }
     }
@@ -451,7 +446,7 @@ void checkSilenceTopic() {
 String fetchNtfyJson(const char* url, const char* topicName) {
   HTTPClient http;
   http.begin(url);
-  http.setTimeout(12000); // INCREASED: ntfy poll can wait up to 5s, give headroom
+  http.setTimeout(12000);
 
   int code = http.GET();
 
@@ -487,8 +482,6 @@ String fetchNtfyJson(const char* url, const char* topicName) {
 
   String payload = http.getString();
   http.end();
-
-  // DO NOT truncate — return full NDJSON for parsing
   return payload;
 }