diff --git a/contrib/examples/example_app/lwipopts.h b/contrib/examples/example_app/lwipopts.h
index 410b922c..ca077ab1 100644
--- a/contrib/examples/example_app/lwipopts.h
+++ b/contrib/examples/example_app/lwipopts.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@
 #define TCP_FR_DEBUG               LWIP_DBG_OFF
 #define TCP_QLEN_DEBUG             LWIP_DBG_OFF
 #define TCP_RST_DEBUG              LWIP_DBG_OFF
+#define TAPIF_DEBUG                LWIP_DBG_ON
+#define MDNS_DEBUG                 LWIP_DBG_ON
 #endif
 
 #define LWIP_DBG_TYPES_ON         (LWIP_DBG_ON|LWIP_DBG_TRACE|LWIP_DBG_STATE|LWIP_DBG_FRESH|LWIP_DBG_HALT)
diff --git a/contrib/examples/mdns/mdns_example.c b/contrib/examples/mdns/mdns_example.c
index 49625ef1..3b578469 100644
--- a/contrib/examples/mdns/mdns_example.c
+++ b/contrib/examples/mdns/mdns_example.c
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ srv_txt(struct mdns_service *service, void *txt_userdata)
 {
   err_t res;
   LWIP_UNUSED_ARG(txt_userdata);
-  
+
+  LWIP_DEBUGF(LWIP_DBG_ON, ("srv_txt called\n"));
   res = mdns_resp_add_service_txtitem(service, "path=/", 6);
   LWIP_ERROR("mdns add service txt failed\n", (res == ERR_OK), return);
+  res = mdns_resp_add_service_txtitem(service, "package_import_url=github://dlitz/esphome-configs-dlitz/mini.yaml@wip", 69);
+  LWIP_ERROR("mdns add big service txt failed\n", (res == ERR_OK), return);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/apps/mdns/mdns.c b/src/apps/mdns/mdns.c
index 76a5f17a..e1477086 100644
--- a/src/apps/mdns/mdns.c
+++ b/src/apps/mdns/mdns.c
@@ -2647,6 +2647,8 @@ mdns_resp_add_service_txtitem(struct mdns_service *service, const char *txt, u8_
   LWIP_ASSERT_CORE_LOCKED();
   LWIP_ASSERT("mdns_resp_add_service_txtitem: service != NULL", service);
 
+  LWIP_DEBUGF(MDNS_DEBUG, ("mDNS: adding txtitem: txt_len=%d, %02x %02x %02x %02x\n", txt_len, (int)txt[0], (int)txt[1], (int)txt[2], (int)txt[3]));  /*  DEBUG FIXME(dlitz)  */  
+
   /* Use a mdns_domain struct to store txt chunks since it is the same encoding */
   return mdns_txt_add_charstr(&service->txtdata, txt, txt_len);
 }
diff --git a/src/apps/mdns/mdns_domain.c b/src/apps/mdns/mdns_domain.c
index 265b5e6a..1a0172e1 100644
--- a/src/apps/mdns/mdns_domain.c
+++ b/src/apps/mdns/mdns_domain.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #define DOMAIN_JUMP_SIZE 2
 #define DOMAIN_JUMP 0xc000
 
-#define TOPDOMAIN_LOCAL "local"
+#define TOPDOMAIN_LOCAL "local2"
 
 #define REVERSE_PTR_TOPDOMAIN "arpa"
 #define REVERSE_PTR_V4_DOMAIN "in-addr"