diff --git a/main/ugv_comms.cc b/main/ugv_comms.cc
index 128b28c..a3edfc9 100644
--- a/main/ugv_comms.cc
+++ b/main/ugv_comms.cc
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void CommsClass::RunTask() {
           ESP_LOGE(TAG, "invalid packet len received: %d", packet_len);
           packet_len = -1;
         } else {
-          ESP_LOGI(TAG, "rx packet len: %d", packet_len);
+          ESP_LOGV(TAG, "rx packet len: %d", packet_len);
         }
       }
     } else { // receiving packet data now
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void CommsClass::RunTask() {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "timeout for packet rx");
         lora.Flush();
       } else {
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "rx data: %.*s", packet_len, rx_buf);
+        ESP_LOGV(TAG, "rx data: %.*s", packet_len, rx_buf);
         HandlePacket(rx_buf, packet_len);
       }
       packet_len = -1; // wait for new packet len
diff --git a/main/ugv_comms.hh b/main/ugv_comms.hh
index b6f92d1..4def59f 100644
--- a/main/ugv_comms.hh
+++ b/main/ugv_comms.hh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace messages = uas::ugv::messages;
 
 class CommsClass {
  public:
-  static constexpr int MAX_PACKET_LEN = 255;
+  static constexpr int MAX_PACKET_LEN = 128;
   static constexpr TickType_t PACKET_RX_TIMEOUT = pdMS_TO_TICKS(200);
 
   CommsClass();