diff --git a/src/HAP.cpp b/src/HAP.cpp
index a72df6a..b18eecc 100644
--- a/src/HAP.cpp
+++ b/src/HAP.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void HAPClient::processRequest(){
       return;
     }
 
-    if(homeSpan.webLog && !strncmp(body,homeSpan.webLog->statusURL.c_str(),homeSpan.webLog->statusURL.length())){       // GET STATUS - AN OPTIONAL, NON-HAP-R2 FEATURE
+    if(homeSpan.webLog.isEnabled && !strncmp(body,homeSpan.webLog.statusURL.c_str(),homeSpan.webLog.statusURL.length())){       // GET STATUS - AN OPTIONAL, NON-HAP-R2 FEATURE
       getStatusURL();
       return;
     }    
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ int HAPClient::getStatusURL(){
 
   char clocktime[33];
 
-  if(homeSpan.webLog->timeInit){
+  if(homeSpan.webLog.timeInit){
     struct tm timeinfo;
     getLocalTime(&timeinfo,10);
     strftime(clocktime,sizeof(clocktime),"%c",&timeinfo);
@@ -1286,37 +1286,37 @@ int HAPClient::getStatusURL(){
   response+="<table>\n";
   response+="<tr><td>Up Time:</td><td>" + String(uptime) + "</td></tr>\n";
   response+="<tr><td>Current Time:</td><td>" + String(clocktime) + "</td></tr>\n";
-  response+="<tr><td>Boot Time:</td><td>" + String(homeSpan.webLog->bootTime) + "</td></tr>\n";
+  response+="<tr><td>Boot Time:</td><td>" + String(homeSpan.webLog.bootTime) + "</td></tr>\n";
   response+="<tr><td>ESP32 Board:</td><td>" + String(ARDUINO_BOARD) + "</td></tr>\n";
   response+="<tr><td>Arduino-ESP Version:</td><td>" + String(ARDUINO_ESP_VERSION) + "</td></tr>\n";
   response+="<tr><td>ESP-IDF Version:</td><td>" + String(ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR) + "." + String(ESP_IDF_VERSION_MINOR) + "." + String(ESP_IDF_VERSION_PATCH) + "</td></tr>\n";
   response+="<tr><td>HomeSpan Version:</td><td>" + String(HOMESPAN_VERSION) + "</td></tr>\n";
   response+="<tr><td>Sketch Version:</td><td>" + String(homeSpan.getSketchVersion()) + "</td></tr>\n"; 
-  response+="<tr><td>Max Log Entries:</td><td>" + String(homeSpan.webLog->maxEntries) + "</td></tr>\n"; 
+  response+="<tr><td>Max Log Entries:</td><td>" + String(homeSpan.webLog.maxEntries) + "</td></tr>\n"; 
   response+="</table>\n";
   response+="<p></p>";
 
-  if(homeSpan.webLog->maxEntries>0){
+  if(homeSpan.webLog.maxEntries>0){
     response+="<table><tr><th>Entry</th><th>Up Time</th><th>Log Time</th><th>Message</th></tr>\n";
-    int lastIndex=homeSpan.webLog->nEntries-homeSpan.webLog->maxEntries;
+    int lastIndex=homeSpan.webLog.nEntries-homeSpan.webLog.maxEntries;
     if(lastIndex<0)
       lastIndex=0;
     
-    for(int i=homeSpan.webLog->nEntries-1;i>=lastIndex;i--){
-      int index=i%homeSpan.webLog->maxEntries;
-      seconds=homeSpan.webLog->log[index].upTime/1e6;
+    for(int i=homeSpan.webLog.nEntries-1;i>=lastIndex;i--){
+      int index=i%homeSpan.webLog.maxEntries;
+      seconds=homeSpan.webLog.log[index].upTime/1e6;
       secs=seconds%60;
       mins=(seconds/=60)%60;
       hours=(seconds/=60)%24;
       days=(seconds/=24);   
       sprintf(uptime,"%d:%02d:%02d:%02d",days,hours,mins,secs);
 
-      if(homeSpan.webLog->log[index].clockTime.tm_year>0)
-        strftime(clocktime,sizeof(clocktime),"%c",&homeSpan.webLog->log[index].clockTime);
+      if(homeSpan.webLog.log[index].clockTime.tm_year>0)
+        strftime(clocktime,sizeof(clocktime),"%c",&homeSpan.webLog.log[index].clockTime);
       else
         sprintf(clocktime,"Unknown");        
       
-      response+="<tr><td>" + String(i+1) + "</td><td>" + String(uptime) + "</td><td>" + String(clocktime) + "</td><td>" + String(homeSpan.webLog->log[index].message) + "</td/tr>";
+      response+="<tr><td>" + String(i+1) + "</td><td>" + String(uptime) + "</td><td>" + String(clocktime) + "</td><td>" + String(homeSpan.webLog.log[index].message) + "</td/tr>";
     }
     response+="</table>\n";
   }
diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.cpp b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
index 0d7a4cb..0acb692 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.cpp
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
@@ -560,9 +560,9 @@ void Span::checkConnect(){
     }
   }
 
-  if(webLog){
-    Serial.printf("Web Logging enabled at http://%s.local:%d%swith max number of entries=%d\n\n",hostName,tcpPortNum,webLog->statusURL.c_str()+4,webLog->maxEntries);
-    webLog->initTime();
+  if(webLog.isEnabled){
+    Serial.printf("Web Logging enabled at http://%s.local:%d%swith max number of entries=%d\n\n",hostName,tcpPortNum,webLog.statusURL.c_str()+4,webLog.maxEntries);
+    webLog.initTime();
   }
   
   Serial.printf("Starting HAP Server on port %d supporting %d simultaneous HomeKit Controller Connections...\n",tcpPortNum,maxConnections);
@@ -1930,7 +1930,8 @@ SpanUserCommand::SpanUserCommand(char c, const char *s, void (*f)(const char *,
 //        SpanWebLog         //
 ///////////////////////////////
 
-SpanWebLog::SpanWebLog(uint16_t maxEntries, const char *serv, const char *tz, const char *url){
+void SpanWebLog::init(uint16_t maxEntries, const char *serv, const char *tz, const char *url){
+  isEnabled=true;
   this->maxEntries=maxEntries;
   timeServer=serv;
   timeZone=tz;
diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.h b/src/HomeSpan.h
index 748fd72..4f61d86 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.h
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct SpanBuf{                               // temporary storage buffer for us
 ///////////////////////////////
 
 struct SpanWebLog{                            // optional web status/log data
+  boolean isEnabled=false;                    // flag to inidicate WebLog has been enabled
   uint16_t maxEntries;                        // max number of log entries;
   int nEntries=0;                             // total cumulative number of log entries
   const char *timeServer;                     // optional time server to use for acquiring clock time
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ struct SpanWebLog{                            // optional web status/log data
     const char *message;                            // pointers to log entries of arbitrary size
   } *log=NULL;                                // array of log entries 
 
-  SpanWebLog(uint16_t maxEntries, const char *serv, const char *tz, const char *url);
+  void init(uint16_t maxEntries, const char *serv, const char *tz, const char *url);
   void initTime();  
   void addLog(const char *m);
 };
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ struct Span{
   Blinker statusLED;                                // indicates HomeSpan status
   PushButton controlButton;                         // controls HomeSpan configuration and resets
   Network network;                                  // configures WiFi and Setup Code via either serial monitor or temporary Access Point
-  SpanWebLog *webLog=NULL;                          // optional web status/log
+  SpanWebLog webLog;                                // optional web status/log
     
   SpanConfig hapConfig;                             // track configuration changes to the HAP Accessory database; used to increment the configuration number (c#) when changes found
   vector<SpanAccessory *> Accessories;              // vector of pointers to all Accessories
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ struct Span{
   void enableOTA(boolean auth=true){otaEnabled=true;otaAuth=auth;reserveSocketConnections(1);}                        // enables Over-the-Air updates, with (auth=true) or without (auth=false) authorization password  
 
   void enableWebLog(uint16_t maxEntries=0, const char *serv=NULL, const char *tz="UTC", const char *url=DEFAULT_WEBLOG_URL){     // enable Web Logging
-    webLog=new SpanWebLog(maxEntries, serv, tz, url);
+    webLog.init(maxEntries, serv, tz, url);
   }
   
   [[deprecated("Please use reserveSocketConnections(n) method instead.")]]