diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
index 831ed68bd..7612ace68 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ int kenwood_transaction(RIG *rig, const char *cmdstr, char *data,
     struct kenwood_priv_caps *caps = kenwood_caps(rig);
     struct rig_state *rs;
 
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
+    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called cmd=%s datasize=%d\n", __func__, cmdstr, (int)datasize);
 
     if ((!cmdstr && !datasize) || (datasize && !data))
     {
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ transaction_read:
               KENWOOD_MAX_BUF_LEN);
     retval = read_string(&rs->rigport, (unsigned char *) buffer, len,
                          cmdtrm_str, strlen(cmdtrm_str), 0, 1);
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: read_string(len=%d)='%s'\n", __func__,
-              (int)strlen(buffer), buffer);
+    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: read_string(expected=%d, len=%d)='%s'\n", __func__,
+              len,(int)strlen(buffer), buffer);
 
     if (retval < 0)
     {
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ int kenwood_safe_transaction(RIG *rig, const char *cmd, char *buf,
     int err;
     int retry = 0;
 
-    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called\n", __func__);
+    rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s called, cmd=%s, expected=%d\n", __func__, cmd, (int)expected);
 
     if (!cmd)
     {
@@ -1844,9 +1844,13 @@ int kenwood_set_freq(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, freq_t freq)
 
     // cppcheck-suppress *
     SNPRINTF(freqbuf, sizeof(freqbuf), "F%c%011"PRIll, vfo_letter, (int64_t)freq);
-
+    // we need to modify priv->verify_cmd if ID is not being used
+    // if FB command than we change to FB and back again to avoid VFO blinking
+    if (priv->verify_cmd[1]=='A' && vfo_letter == 'B') priv->verify_cmd[1]='A';  
     err = kenwood_transaction(rig, freqbuf, NULL, 0);
 
+    if (priv->verify_cmd[1]=='B' && vfo_letter == 'B') priv->verify_cmd[1]='A';  
+
     if (RIG_OK == err && RIG_IS_TS590S
             && priv->fw_rev_uint <= 107 && ('A' == vfo_letter || 'B' == vfo_letter))
     {
@@ -4858,7 +4862,7 @@ int kenwood_get_powerstat(RIG *rig, powerstat_t *status)
         RETURNFUNC(-RIG_EINVAL);
     }
 
-    retval = kenwood_safe_transaction(rig, "PS", pwrbuf, 6, 3);
+    retval = kenwood_safe_transaction(rig, "PS", pwrbuf, 6, 4);
 
     if (retval != RIG_OK)
     {