diff --git a/modules/react-native-status/android/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/module/StatusModule.java b/modules/react-native-status/android/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/module/StatusModule.java
index f99d8c5d8e..94b2845a2a 100644
--- a/modules/react-native-status/android/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/module/StatusModule.java
+++ b/modules/react-native-status/android/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/module/StatusModule.java
@@ -228,6 +228,16 @@ class StatusModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements LifecycleEventL
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {
 
+            }
+            try {
+                JSONObject whisperConfig = (JSONObject) jsonConfig.get("WhisperConfig");
+                if (whisperConfig == null) {
+                    whisperConfig = new JSONObject();
+                }
+                whisperConfig.put("LightClient", true);
+                jsonConfig.put("WhisperConfig", whisperConfig);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+
             }
             jsonConfig.put("KeyStoreDir", newKeystoreDir);
 
@@ -237,7 +247,16 @@ class StatusModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements LifecycleEventL
             Log.d(TAG, "Default configuration will be used");
         }
 
-        Log.d(TAG, "Node config " + config);
+        String configOutput = config;
+        final int maxOutputLen = 4000;
+        while (!configOutput.isEmpty()) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "Node config:" + configOutput.substring(0, Math.min(maxOutputLen, configOutput.length())));
+            if (configOutput.length() > maxOutputLen) {
+                configOutput = configOutput.substring(maxOutputLen);
+            } else {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
 
         String res = Statusgo.StartNode(config);
         if (res.startsWith("{\"error\":\"\"")) {
diff --git a/modules/react-native-status/ios/RCTStatus/RCTStatus.m b/modules/react-native-status/ios/RCTStatus/RCTStatus.m
index 2ded38d32f..cc91bde073 100644
--- a/modules/react-native-status/ios/RCTStatus/RCTStatus.m
+++ b/modules/react-native-status/ios/RCTStatus/RCTStatus.m
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(startNode:(NSString *)configString) {
     [resultingConfigJson setValue:logUrl.path forKey:@"LogFile"];
     [resultingConfigJson setValue:([logLevel length] == 0 ? [NSString stringWithUTF8String: "ERROR"] : logLevel) forKey:@"LogLevel"];
     
+    [resultingConfigJson setValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKeyPath:@"WhisperConfig.LightClient"];
     if(upstreamURL != nil) {
         [resultingConfigJson setValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKeyPath:@"UpstreamConfig.Enabled"];
         [resultingConfigJson setValue:upstreamURL forKeyPath:@"UpstreamConfig.URL"];