diff --git a/host/py_module/py_bindings.cpp b/host/py_module/py_bindings.cpp
index f83638e78..cc8d98ead 100644
--- a/host/py_module/py_bindings.cpp
+++ b/host/py_module/py_bindings.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<CNNHostPipeline> create_pipeline(
     const std::string &config_json_str
 );
 
-static int wdog_thread_alive = 1;
+static int wdog_thread_alive = 0;
 void wdog_thread(int& wd_timeout_ms)
 {
     std::cout << "watchdog started " << wd_timeout_ms << std::endl;
diff --git a/shared/xlink/xlink_wrapper.cpp b/shared/xlink/xlink_wrapper.cpp
index bc6238c01..6602c8ee2 100644
--- a/shared/xlink/xlink_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/shared/xlink/xlink_wrapper.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ bool XLinkWrapper::initFromHostSide(
     _reboot_device_on_destructor = reboot_device_on_destructor;
 
     assert(_device_link_id == -1);
-
+    extern int usb_loglevel; //usb log level in xlink
+    usb_loglevel = 1;
     bool result = false;
     do
     {