diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.cpp b/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.cpp
index f587aa518..209f731d4 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.cpp
@@ -69,18 +69,6 @@ SpectrumVis::~SpectrumVis()
     fftFactory->releaseEngine(m_settings.m_fftSize, false, m_fftEngineSequence);
 }
 
-void SpectrumVis::openWSSpectrum()
-{
-    MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose *cmd = new MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose(true);
-    getInputMessageQueue()->push(cmd);
-}
-
-void SpectrumVis::closeWSSpectrum()
-{
-    MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose *cmd = new MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose(false);
-    getInputMessageQueue()->push(cmd);
-}
-
 void SpectrumVis::configure(
     int fftSize,
     float refLevel,
diff --git a/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.h b/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.h
index 2bf95da08..7bffa82fb 100644
--- a/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.h
+++ b/sdrbase/dsp/spectrumvis.h
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ public:
         const GLSpectrumSettings& getSettings() const { return m_settings; }
         bool getForce() const { return m_force; }
 
-        static MsgConfigureSpectrumVis* create(const GLSpectrumSettings& settings, bool force)
-        {
+        static MsgConfigureSpectrumVis* create(const GLSpectrumSettings& settings, bool force) {
             return new MsgConfigureSpectrumVis(settings, force);
         }
 
@@ -63,6 +62,26 @@ public:
         { }
     };
 
+    class MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose : public Message
+    {
+		MESSAGE_CLASS_DECLARATION
+
+	public:
+        Real getOpenClose() const { return m_openClose; }
+
+        static MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose* create(bool openClose) {
+            return new MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose(openClose);
+        }
+
+    private:
+        bool m_openClose;
+
+        MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose(bool openClose) :
+            Message(),
+            m_openClose(openClose)
+        {}
+    };
+
     enum AvgMode
     {
         AvgModeNone,
@@ -75,8 +94,6 @@ public:
 	virtual ~SpectrumVis();
 
     void setGLSpectrum(GLSpectrumInterface* glSpectrum) { m_glSpectrum = glSpectrum; }
-    void openWSSpectrum();
-    void closeWSSpectrum();
 
 	void configure(
         int fftSize,
@@ -115,22 +132,6 @@ private:
         Real m_scalef;
     };
 
-    class MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose : public Message
-    {
-		MESSAGE_CLASS_DECLARATION
-
-	public:
-        MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose(bool openClose) :
-            Message(),
-            m_openClose(openClose)
-        {}
-
-        Real getOpenClose() const { return m_openClose; }
-
-    private:
-        bool m_openClose;
-    };
-
     class MsgConfigureWSpectrum : public Message
     {
 		MESSAGE_CLASS_DECLARATION
diff --git a/sdrbase/websockets/wsspectrum.cpp b/sdrbase/websockets/wsspectrum.cpp
index b1d6e8045..497f09073 100644
--- a/sdrbase/websockets/wsspectrum.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/websockets/wsspectrum.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void WSSpectrum::closeSocket()
 {
     if (m_webSocketServer)
     {
+        qDebug() << "WSSpectrum::closeSocket: stopping spectrum server listening at " << m_listeningAddress.toString() << " on port " << m_port;
         delete m_webSocketServer;
         m_webSocketServer = nullptr;
     }
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
index 4ffa6a4cd..dd62cd2ef 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
@@ -194,16 +194,6 @@ void GLSpectrumGUI::applySettings()
     {
         SpectrumVis::MsgConfigureSpectrumVis *msg = SpectrumVis::MsgConfigureSpectrumVis::create(m_settings, false);
         m_spectrumVis->getInputMessageQueue()->push(msg);
-	    // m_spectrumVis->configure(
-        //     m_settings.m_fftSize,
-        //     m_settings.m_refLevel,
-        //     m_settings.m_powerRange,
-        //     m_settings.m_fftOverlap,
-        //     getAveragingValue(m_settings.m_averagingIndex, m_settings.m_averagingMode),
-        //     (SpectrumVis::AvgMode) m_settings.m_averagingMode,
-        //     (FFTWindow::Function) m_settings.m_fftWindow,
-        //     m_settings.m_linear
-		// );
     }
 }
 
@@ -250,6 +240,15 @@ void GLSpectrumGUI::on_linscale_toggled(bool checked)
 	applySettings();
 }
 
+void GLSpectrumGUI::on_wsSpectrum_toggled(bool checked)
+{
+    if (m_spectrumVis)
+    {
+        SpectrumVis::MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose *msg = SpectrumVis::MsgConfigureWSpectrumOpenClose::create(checked);
+        m_spectrumVis->getInputMessageQueue()->push(msg);
+    }
+}
+
 void GLSpectrumGUI::on_refLevel_currentIndexChanged(int index)
 {
 	m_settings.m_refLevel = 0 - index * 5;
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.h b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.h
index ae8acfe12..b389c8ccf 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.h
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ private slots:
 	void on_averagingMode_currentIndexChanged(int index);
     void on_averaging_currentIndexChanged(int index);
     void on_linscale_toggled(bool checked);
+    void on_wsSpectrum_toggled(bool checked);
 
 	void on_waterfall_toggled(bool checked);
 	void on_histogram_toggled(bool checked);