diff --git a/src/startup.cpp b/src/startup.cpp
index 1a9e4fb..8ceebf7 100644
--- a/src/startup.cpp
+++ b/src/startup.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  *      Author: Dario
  */
 
+#include <sta/config.hpp>
 
 #include <cmsis_os2.h>
 #include <usart.h>
@@ -28,11 +29,11 @@ extern osMutexId_t uartMutexHandle;
 
 namespace sta
 {
+#ifdef STA_DEBUGGING_ENABLED
 	// Here the printable used for debugging is defined.
 	Printable * Debug;
 
-	namespace tacos
-	{
+	namespace tacos {
 		void initPrintable()
 		{
 			// Initialize the mutex for UART communication.
@@ -45,8 +46,11 @@ namespace sta
 
 			STA_DEBUG_PRINTLN("UART SUCCESSFULLY INITIALIZED");
 		}
+	}
+#endif // STA_DEBUGGING_ENABLED
 
-
+	namespace tacos
+	{
 		STA_WEAK
 		void onStatemachineInit()
 		{}
@@ -79,7 +83,9 @@ namespace sta
 		// Override the weak implementation of startupExtras provided in rtos2-utils.
 		void startupExtras(void * argument)
 		{
+#ifdef STA_DEBUGGING_ENABLED
 			tacos::initPrintable();
+#endif // STA_DEBUGGING_ENABLED
 
 			tacos::initStatemachine();