diff --git a/src/HAP.cpp b/src/HAP.cpp
index 92a9eec..c53adfb 100644
--- a/src/HAP.cpp
+++ b/src/HAP.cpp
@@ -34,33 +34,6 @@
 
 //////////////////////////////////////
 
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, tlv8_t &tlv){
-
-  uint8_t *p=tlv.val.get();       // starting pointer
-  uint8_t *pend=p+tlv.len;        // ending pointer (may equal starting if len=0)
-
-  do{
-    uint8_t nBytes=(pend-p)>255?255:(pend-p);   // max is 255 bytes per TLV record
-    os.write((char *)&tlv.tag,1);
-    os.write((char *)&nBytes,1);
-    os.write((char *)p,nBytes);
-    p+=nBytes;
-  } while(p<pend);
-  
-  return(os);
-}
-
-//////////////////////////////////////
-
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, TLV8 &tlv){
-
-  for(auto it=tlv.begin();it!=tlv.end();it++)
-    os << (*it);  
-  return(os);
-}
-
-//////////////////////////////////////
-
 void HAPClient::init(){
 
   size_t len;                                   // not used but required to read blobs from NVS
@@ -1261,7 +1234,7 @@ void HAPClient::getStatusURL(HAPClient *hapClient, void (*callBack)(const char *
   memset(x,'C',400);
   tlv.add(52,256,x);
 
-  hapOut << tlv;
+  tlv.osprint(hapOut);
   
   hapOut << "</body></html>\n";
   hapOut.flush();
diff --git a/src/TLV8.cpp b/src/TLV8.cpp
index e58d2ab..8fcd24e 100644
--- a/src/TLV8.cpp
+++ b/src/TLV8.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,45 @@
 
 #include "TLV8.h"
 
+//////////////////////////////////////
+
+tlv8_t::tlv8_t(uint8_t tag, size_t len, const uint8_t* val) : tag{tag}, len{len} {       
+  if(len>0){
+    this->val=std::unique_ptr<uint8_t>((uint8_t *)HS_MALLOC(len));
+    if(val!=NULL)
+      memcpy((this->val).get(),val,len);      
+  }
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////
+
+void tlv8_t::update(size_t addLen, const uint8_t *addVal){
+  if(addLen>0){
+    uint8_t *p=val.release();
+    p=(uint8_t *)HS_REALLOC(p,len+addLen);
+    val=std::unique_ptr<uint8_t>(p);
+    if(addVal!=NULL)
+      memcpy(p+len,addVal,addLen);
+    len+=addLen;        
+  }
+}
+
+/////////////////////////////////////
+
+void tlv8_t::osprint(std::ostream& os){
+
+  uint8_t *p=val.get();       // starting pointer
+  uint8_t *pend=p+len;        // ending pointer (may equal starting if len=0)
+
+  do{
+    uint8_t nBytes=(pend-p)>255?255:(pend-p);   // max is 255 bytes per TLV record
+    os.write((char *)&tag,1);
+    os.write((char *)&nBytes,1);
+    os.write((char *)p,nBytes);
+    p+=nBytes;
+  } while(p<pend);
+}
+
 /////////////////////////////////////
 
 TLV8_it TLV8::add(uint8_t tag, size_t len, const uint8_t* val){
@@ -195,5 +234,13 @@ void TLV8::print(TLV8_it it1, TLV8_it it2){
     it1++;
   }
 }
+  
+//////////////////////////////////////
 
-/////////////////////////////////////
+void TLV8::osprint(std::ostream& os, TLV8_it it1, TLV8_it it2){
+
+  for(auto it=it1;it!=it2;it++)
+    (*it).osprint(os);
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/TLV8.h b/src/TLV8.h
index e2071da..5a6d2bf 100644
--- a/src/TLV8.h
+++ b/src/TLV8.h
@@ -27,37 +27,24 @@
  
 #pragma once
 
-#include "HomeSpan.h"
+#include <sstream>
 #include <forward_list>
 
+#include "HomeSpan.h"
+
 struct tlv8_t {
   uint8_t tag;
   size_t len;
   std::unique_ptr<uint8_t> val;
 
-  tlv8_t(uint8_t tag, size_t len, const uint8_t* val) : tag{tag}, len{len} {       
-    if(len>0){
-      this->val=std::unique_ptr<uint8_t>((uint8_t *)HS_MALLOC(len));
-      if(val!=NULL)
-        memcpy((this->val).get(),val,len);      
-    }
-  }
-
-  void update(size_t addLen, const uint8_t *addVal){
-    if(addLen>0){
-      uint8_t *p=val.release();
-      p=(uint8_t *)HS_REALLOC(p,len+addLen);
-      val=std::unique_ptr<uint8_t>(p);
-      if(addVal!=NULL)
-        memcpy(p+len,addVal,addLen);
-      len+=addLen;        
-    }
-  }
+  tlv8_t(uint8_t tag, size_t len, const uint8_t* val);
+  void update(size_t addLen, const uint8_t *addVal);
+  void osprint(std::ostream& os);
 
   operator uint8_t*() const{
     return(val.get());
-  }  
-
+  }
+  
 };
 
 /////////////////////////////////////
@@ -114,8 +101,12 @@ class TLV8 : public std::forward_list<tlv8_t, Mallocator<tlv8_t>> {
   void print(TLV8_it it1){print(it1, it1++);}
   void print(){print(begin(), end());}
 
+  void osprint(std::ostream& os, TLV8_it it1, TLV8_it it2);
+  void osprint(std::ostream& os, TLV8_it it1){osprint(os, it1, it1++);}
+  void osprint(std::ostream& os){osprint(os, begin(), end());}
+
   void unpack(uint8_t *buf, size_t bufSize);
 
   void wipe(){std::forward_list<tlv8_t, Mallocator<tlv8_t>>().swap(*this);}
-
+  
 };