diff --git a/src/SerialConsole.cpp b/src/SerialConsole.cpp
index 5a86dbc1d..e5c2866c2 100644
--- a/src/SerialConsole.cpp
+++ b/src/SerialConsole.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ void SerialConsole::init()
  */
 void SerialConsole::handleToRadio(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
 {
-    setDestination(&noopPrint);
+    // Note: for the time being we _allow_ debug printing to keep going out the console
+    // I _think_ this is okay because we currently only print debug msgs from loop() and we are only
+    // dispatching serial protobuf msgs from loop() as well.  When things are more threaded in the future this
+    // will need to change.
+    // setDestination(&noopPrint);
     canWrite = true;
 
     StreamAPI::handleToRadio(buf, len);