diff --git a/qt-openzwave/include/qt-openzwave/qtozwlog.h b/qt-openzwave/include/qt-openzwave/qtozwlog.h
index 10cfeab..afb63a5 100644
--- a/qt-openzwave/include/qt-openzwave/qtozwlog.h
+++ b/qt-openzwave/include/qt-openzwave/qtozwlog.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class QTOPENZWAVESHARED_EXPORT QTOZWLog : public QTOZWReplicaBase {
         bool initilizeBase() override;
         bool initilizeSource(QRemoteObjectHost *m_sourceNode) override;
         bool initilizeReplica(QRemoteObjectNode *m_replicaNode) override;
-        QVector<QTOZWLog::QTOZW_LogEntry> getLogEntries();
+        const QVector<QTOZWLog::QTOZW_LogEntry> &getLogEntries();
 
     public:
         quint32 getLogCount() const;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class QTOPENZWAVESHARED_EXPORT QTOZWLogModel : public QAbstractTableModel {
         void resetModel();
         void logsPoppped(quint32 size);
     private:
-        QTOZWLog::QTOZW_LogEntry getLogData(int) const;
+        const QTOZWLog::QTOZW_LogEntry getLogData(const int) const;
         QTOZWLog *m_qtozwlog;
 };
 
diff --git a/qt-openzwave/source/qtozwlog.cpp b/qt-openzwave/source/qtozwlog.cpp
index 34a10d2..9e7eca5 100644
--- a/qt-openzwave/source/qtozwlog.cpp
+++ b/qt-openzwave/source/qtozwlog.cpp
@@ -164,9 +164,10 @@ bool QTOZWLog::syncroniseLogs()
     }
 }
 
-QVector<QTOZWLog::QTOZW_LogEntry> QTOZWLog::getLogEntries() {
-    if (!this->isReady())
-        return QVector<QTOZW_LogEntry>();
+const QVector<QTOZWLog::QTOZW_LogEntry> &QTOZWLog::getLogEntries() {
+    if (!this->isReady()) {
+        return this->m_logData;
+    }
     if (this->getConnectionType() == ConnectionType::Type::Local)
     {
         return this->d_ptr_internal->m_logData;
@@ -301,13 +302,14 @@ QVariant QTOZWLogModel::headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int
     }
     return QVariant();
 }
+
 Qt::ItemFlags QTOZWLogModel::flags(const QModelIndex &index) const {
     if (!index.isValid())
         return Qt::NoItemFlags;
     return QAbstractTableModel::flags(index);
 }
 
-QTOZWLog::QTOZW_LogEntry QTOZWLogModel::getLogData(int pos) const {
+const QTOZWLog::QTOZW_LogEntry QTOZWLogModel::getLogData(const int pos) const {
     if (this->m_qtozwlog->getLogEntries().count() >= pos)
         return this->m_qtozwlog->getLogEntries().at(pos+1);
     qCWarning(logModel) << "Can't find LogEntry at " << pos << " size:" << this->m_qtozwlog->getLogEntries().count();
diff --git a/qt-openzwave/source/qtozwlog_p.cpp b/qt-openzwave/source/qtozwlog_p.cpp
index 2cf8821..e33091c 100644
--- a/qt-openzwave/source/qtozwlog_p.cpp
+++ b/qt-openzwave/source/qtozwlog_p.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ void QTOZWLog_Internal::Write(OpenZWave::LogLevel _level, uint8 const _nodeId, c
     le.s_time = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
     le.s_level = qtozwlevel;
     if (static_cast<quint32>(this->m_logData.size()) >= this->m_maxLogLength) {
+        qCDebug(logModel) << "popping Log Mesages";
         this->m_logData.pop_front();
         emit logLinesPopped(1);
     }
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ quint32 QTOZWLog_Internal::getLogCount()
 {
     return this->m_logData.count();
 };
+
 bool QTOZWLog_Internal::syncroniseLogs()
 {
     qCDebug(logModel) << "QTOZWLog_Internal::syncroniseLogs() called";
@@ -189,12 +191,11 @@ void QTOZWLog_Internal::sendSyncLogsBatch()
     qCDebug(logModel) << "QTOZWLog_Internal::sendSyncLogsBatch() Finished";
 }
 
-
-
 quint32 QTOZWLog_Internal::getLogBufSize() const
 {
     return this->m_maxLogLength;
 }
+
 void QTOZWLog_Internal::setLogBufSize(quint32 size) {
     if (this->m_maxLogLength != size)
     {