diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c237313..0dcb4f6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,5 +54,7 @@ serde_json = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
 thiserror = "1.0.48"
 uuid = "1.6.1"
 btleplug = "0.11.5"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
 fern = { version = "0.6.2", features = ["colored"] }
 humantime = "2.1.0"
diff --git a/examples/basic_serial.rs b/examples/basic_serial.rs
index 9df7c56..efe63bf 100644
--- a/examples/basic_serial.rs
+++ b/examples/basic_serial.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use std::time::SystemTime;
 use meshtastic::api::StreamApi;
 use meshtastic::utils;
 
-/// Set up the logger to output to the console and to a file.
+/// Set up the logger to output to stdout  
+/// **Note:** the invokation of this function is commented out in main by default.
 fn setup_logger() -> Result<(), fern::InitError> {
     fern::Dispatch::new()
         .format(|out, message, record| {
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ fn setup_logger() -> Result<(), fern::InitError> {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    setup_logger()?;
+    // Uncomment this to enable logging
+    // setup_logger()?;
 
     let stream_api = StreamApi::new();
 
@@ -54,8 +56,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     // This loop can be broken with ctrl+c, or by disconnecting
     // the attached serial port.
-    while let Some(_decoded) = decoded_listener.recv().await {
-        // println!("Received: {:?}", decoded);
+    while let Some(decoded) = decoded_listener.recv().await {
+        println!("Received: {:?}", decoded);
     }
 
     // Note that in this specific example, this will only be called when
diff --git a/examples/basic_tcp.rs b/examples/basic_tcp.rs
index 4c5e2ba..63c0b82 100644
--- a/examples/basic_tcp.rs
+++ b/examples/basic_tcp.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use std::time::SystemTime;
 use meshtastic::api::StreamApi;
 use meshtastic::utils;
 
-/// Set up the logger to output to the console and to a file.
+/// Set up the logger to output to stdout  
+/// **Note:** the invokation of this function is commented out in main by default.
 fn setup_logger() -> Result<(), fern::InitError> {
     fern::Dispatch::new()
         .format(|out, message, record| {
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ fn setup_logger() -> Result<(), fern::InitError> {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    setup_logger()?;
+    // Uncomment this to enable logging
+    // setup_logger()?;
 
     let stream_api = StreamApi::new();
 
@@ -51,8 +53,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let stream_api = stream_api.configure(config_id).await?;
 
     // This loop can be broken with ctrl+c, or by unpowering the radio.
-    while let Some(_decoded) = decoded_listener.recv().await {
-        // println!("Received: {:?}", decoded);
+    while let Some(decoded) = decoded_listener.recv().await {
+        println!("Received: {:?}", decoded);
     }
 
     // Note that in this specific example, this will only be called when