diff --git a/application_processor/Makefile b/application_processor/Makefile
index 9056342..b20f7b4 100644
--- a/application_processor/Makefile
+++ b/application_processor/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 all:
+	export RUSTFLAGS='--cfg debug=true'
 	echo "${POST_BOOT_CODE}"
 	cargo make -e BUILD_TYPE=release -e CARGO_TARGET_DIR=${CURDIR}/target ap --verbose
 
diff --git a/application_processor/src/main.rs b/application_processor/src/main.rs
index c9f7687..8586254 100644
--- a/application_processor/src/main.rs
+++ b/application_processor/src/main.rs
@@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ fn main() -> ! {
 
 #[panic_handler]
 fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
-    led_on(Led::Red);
-    led_off(Led::Green);
-    led_off(Led::Blue);
+    if cfg!(debug) {
+        led_on(Led::Red);
+        led_off(Led::Green);
+        led_off(Led::Blue);
 
-    uprintln_error!("Panic: {info}");
+        uprintln_error!("Panic: {info}");
+    }
 
     loop {}
 }
diff --git a/component/Makefile b/component/Makefile
index 7b12884..0b345ac 100644
--- a/component/Makefile
+++ b/component/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 all:
+	export RUSTFLAGS='--cfg debug=true'
 	echo "${POST_BOOT_CODE}"
 	cargo make -e BUILD_TYPE=release -e CARGO_TARGET_DIR=${CURDIR}/target component --verbose
 
diff --git a/component/build.rs b/component/build.rs
index ddc12a4..d985be4 100644
--- a/component/build.rs
+++ b/component/build.rs
@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@ fn main() {
 
         let max_spacing = 0x1000;
 
-        
         let stack_start = ram_origin + (ram_length/4) + gen_addr(0, max_spacing, &mut rng);
-        
         let sentry = gen_addr(0, max_spacing, &mut rng);
         
         let textoffset = gen_addr(0, max_spacing, &mut rng);
@@ -163,14 +161,13 @@ fn main() {
         let dataoffset = gen_addr(0, max_spacing, &mut rng);
         let bssoffset = gen_addr(0, max_spacing, &mut rng);
 
-
         let memory_x = format!("
             MEMORY {{
                 /* ROM        (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 0x00010000 */
                 FLASH      (rx) : ORIGIN = {flash_origin:#x}, LENGTH = {flash_length:#x} /* 448KB Flash */
                 RAM      (rwx) : ORIGIN = {ram_origin:#x}, LENGTH = {ram_length:#x} /* 128kB SRAM */
             }}
-            
+
             /* Bootloader jumps to this address to start the ap */
             _sentry = {sentry:#x};
 
@@ -181,17 +178,14 @@ fn main() {
             bssoffset = {bssoffset:#x};
             textoffset = {textoffset:#x};
         ");
-        
-        
+
         File::create(out.join("memory.x"))
             .unwrap()
             .write_all(memory_x.as_bytes())
             .unwrap();
-        
-        println!("cargo:rustc-link-search={}", out.display());
 
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-search={}", out.display());
         println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=memory.x");
-
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=--nmagic");
 
         // Set the linker script to the one provided by cortex-m-rt.
diff --git a/component/src/main.rs b/component/src/main.rs
index e50bc2f..06d995c 100644
--- a/component/src/main.rs
+++ b/component/src/main.rs
@@ -96,11 +96,13 @@ fn main() -> ! {
 
 #[panic_handler]
 fn panic(info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
-    led_on(Led::Red);
-    led_off(Led::Blue);
-    led_off(Led::Green);
+    if cfg!(debug) {
+        led_on(Led::Red);
+        led_off(Led::Blue);
+        led_off(Led::Green);
 
-    uprintln_error!("{info}");
+        uprintln_error!("{info}");
+    }
 
     loop {}
 }
diff --git a/deployment/src/lib.rs b/deployment/src/lib.rs
index 37e3804..8e9acbf 100644
--- a/deployment/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deployment/src/lib.rs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl SecretDb {
                 );
 
                 match result {
-                    Err(rusqlite::Error::SqliteFailure(error, _))
+                    Err(Error::SqliteFailure(error, _))
                         if error.code == ErrorCode::ConstraintViolation => {
                         // this means the build id was generated was not unique, so try again
                         continue;
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl SecretDb {
             WHERE component_build_ids.component_id = ?1",
         )?;
 
-        let componeny_keypair = statement.query_map([component_id], |row| {
+        let component_keypair = statement.query_map([component_id], |row| {
             Ok(ComponentKeyPair {
                 build_id: row.get(0)?,
                 keypair: KeyPair {
@@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ impl SecretDb {
             })
         })?.next();
 
-        // this components keypair is already defined
-        if let Some(keypair) = componeny_keypair {
+        // this component's keypair is already defined
+        if let Some(keypair) = component_keypair {
             return Ok(keypair?);
         }
 
-        // this components keypair is not defined, make it defined
+        // this component's keypair is not defined, make it defined
         let mut statement = self.db.prepare(
             "UPDATE component_keypairs
             SET in_use = TRUE
@@ -262,4 +262,4 @@ pub fn parse_component_id(n: &str) -> u32 {
         n.parse::<u32>()
             .expect("could not parse component id")
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}