diff --git a/core/src/plc_app/unix_socket.c b/core/src/plc_app/unix_socket.c
index e9b00968..7c8663b5 100644
--- a/core/src/plc_app/unix_socket.c
+++ b/core/src/plc_app/unix_socket.c
@@ -45,12 +45,10 @@ void handle_unix_socket_commands(const char *command, char *response, size_t res
 {
     if (strcmp(command, "PING") == 0)
     {
-        log_debug("Received PING command");
         strncpy(response, "PING:OK\n", response_size);
     }
     else if (strcmp(command, "STATUS") == 0)
     {
-        log_debug("Received STATUS command");
         PLCState current_state = plc_get_state();
 
         if (current_state == PLC_STATE_INIT)
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ void handle_unix_socket_commands(const char *command, char *response, size_t res
     }
     else if (strcmp(command, "STOP") == 0)
     {
-        log_debug("Received STOP command");
         if (plc_set_state(PLC_STATE_STOPPED))
             strncpy(response, "STOP:OK\n", response_size);
         else
@@ -76,7 +73,6 @@ void handle_unix_socket_commands(const char *command, char *response, size_t res
     }
     else if (strcmp(command, "START") == 0)
     {
-        log_debug("Received START command");
         PLCState current_state = plc_get_state();
         if (current_state != PLC_STATE_RUNNING)
         {
@@ -97,12 +93,10 @@ void handle_unix_socket_commands(const char *command, char *response, size_t res
     }
     else if (strcmp(command, "STATS") == 0)
     {
-        log_debug("Received STATS command");
         format_timing_stats_response(response, response_size);
     }
     else if (strncmp(command, "DEBUG:", 6) == 0)
     {
-        log_debug("Received DEBUG command");
         uint8_t debug_data[4096] = {0};
         size_t data_length       = parse_hex_string(&command[6], debug_data);
         if (data_length > 0)
@@ -181,8 +175,6 @@ void *unix_socket_thread(void *arg)
             ssize_t bytes_read = read_line(client_fd, command_buffer, COMMAND_BUFFER_SIZE);
             if (bytes_read > 0)
             {
-                log_debug("Received command: %s", command_buffer);
-
                 // Handle the command
                 char response[MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE] = {0};
                 handle_unix_socket_commands(command_buffer, response, MAX_RESPONSE_SIZE);
diff --git a/webserver/app.py b/webserver/app.py
index 8d48707f..3948d387 100644
--- a/webserver/app.py
+++ b/webserver/app.py
@@ -110,11 +110,15 @@ def handle_status(data: dict) -> dict:
 
     result: dict = {"status": response}
 
-    # Fetch timing stats and include them in the response
-    stats_response = runtime_manager.stats_plc()
-    timing_stats = parse_timing_stats(stats_response)
-    if timing_stats is not None:
-        result["timing_stats"] = timing_stats
+    # Only fetch timing stats if explicitly requested via include_stats parameter.
+    # This avoids acquiring the stats mutex on every status poll, which could
+    # introduce latency to the critical PLC scan cycle.
+    include_stats = data.get("include_stats", "").lower() == "true"
+    if include_stats:
+        stats_response = runtime_manager.stats_plc()
+        timing_stats = parse_timing_stats(stats_response)
+        if timing_stats is not None:
+            result["timing_stats"] = timing_stats
 
     return result