diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index c4e79a71..31cd30bd 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ debug_flags = -D DEBUG=1 -D WLED_DEBUG -DDEBUG_ESP_WIFI -DDEBUG_ESP_HTTP_CLIENT
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 build_flags = -g -w -DMQTT_MAX_PACKET_SIZE=1024 -DPIO_FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO_LWIP_HIGHER_BANDWIDTH 
   -DSECURE_CLIENT=SECURE_CLIENT_BEARSSL -DBEARSSL_SSL_BASIC
+  #build_flags for the IRremoteESP8266 library (enabled decoders have to appear here)
+  -D _IR_ENABLE_DEFAULT_=false 
+  -D DECODE_HASH=true 
+  -D DECODE_NEC=true
+  -D DECODE_SONY=true 
+  -D DECODE_SAMSUNG=true
+  -D DECODE_LG=true
+  
 build_flags_esp8266 = ${common.build_flags} -DESP8266
 build_flags_esp32   = ${common.build_flags} -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled00.ino b/wled00/wled00.ino
index fda0a110..325cc73e 100644
--- a/wled00/wled00.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled00.ino
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 #endif
 
 //version code in format yymmddb (b = daily build)
-#define VERSION 2002292
+#define VERSION 2003031
 
 char versionString[] = "0.9.1";
 
diff --git a/wled00/wled01_eeprom.ino b/wled00/wled01_eeprom.ino
index b0da6451..acfc8dce 100644
--- a/wled00/wled01_eeprom.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled01_eeprom.ino
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ bool applyPreset(byte index, bool loadBri = true)
   return true;
 }
 
-void savePreset(byte index)
+void savePreset(byte index, bool persist = true)
 {
   if (index > 16) return;
   if (index < 1) {saveSettingsToEEPROM();return;}
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ void savePreset(byte index)
     memcpy(EEPROM.getDataPtr() +i+2, seg, 240);
   }
   
-  commit();
+  if (persist) commit();
   savedToPresets();
   currentPreset = index;
   isPreset = true;
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ void applyMacro(byte index)
 }
 
 
-void saveMacro(byte index, String mc, bool sing=true) //only commit on single save, not in settings
+void saveMacro(byte index, String mc, bool persist = true) //only commit on single save, not in settings
 {
   index-=1;
   if (index > 15) return;
@@ -698,5 +698,5 @@ void saveMacro(byte index, String mc, bool sing=true) //only commit on single sa
   {
     EEPROM.write(i, mc.charAt(i-s));
   }
-  if (sing) commit();
+  if (persist) commit();
 }
diff --git a/wled00/wled03_set.ino b/wled00/wled03_set.ino
index 69a7d9b7..d3897149 100644
--- a/wled00/wled03_set.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled03_set.ino
@@ -372,6 +372,13 @@ bool handleSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& req)
   DEBUG_PRINT("API req: ");
   DEBUG_PRINTLN(req);
 
+  //write presets and macros saved to flash directly?
+  bool persistSaves = true;
+  pos = req.indexOf("NP");
+  if (pos > 0) {
+    persistSaves = false;
+  }
+
   //save macro, requires &MS=<slot>(<macro>) format
   pos = req.indexOf("&MS=");
   if (pos > 0) {
@@ -381,7 +388,7 @@ bool handleSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& req)
       int en = req.indexOf(')');
       String mc = req.substring(pos);
       if (en > 0) mc = req.substring(pos, en);
-      saveMacro(i, mc);
+      saveMacro(i, mc, persistSaves);
     }
 
     pos = req.indexOf("IN");
@@ -461,7 +468,7 @@ bool handleSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& req)
   if (pos > 0) presetApplyBri = (req.charAt(pos+3) != '0');
 
   pos = req.indexOf("PS="); //saves current in preset
-  if (pos > 0) savePreset(getNumVal(&req, pos));
+  if (pos > 0) savePreset(getNumVal(&req, pos), persistSaves);
 
   //apply preset
   if (updateVal(&req, "PL=", &presetCycCurr, presetCycleMin, presetCycleMax)) {
diff --git a/wled00/wled19_json.ino b/wled00/wled19_json.ino
index 4d935973..237912d6 100644
--- a/wled00/wled19_json.ino
+++ b/wled00/wled19_json.ino
@@ -156,8 +156,11 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root)
 
   colorUpdated(noNotification ? NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_NO_NOTIFY : NOTIFIER_CALL_MODE_DIRECT_CHANGE);
 
+  //write presets to flash directly?
+  bool persistSaves = !(root["np"] | false);
+
   ps = root["psave"] | -1;
-  if (ps >= 0) savePreset(ps);
+  if (ps >= 0) savePreset(ps, persistSaves);
 
   return stateResponse;
 }