diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index cad7657..bc273da 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "cmake.configureOnOpen": false
+    "cmake.configureOnOpen": false,
+    "C_Cpp.errorSquiggles": "disabled"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/utils.c b/utils/utils.c
index 8da4b58..1dde47b 100644
--- a/utils/utils.c
+++ b/utils/utils.c
@@ -156,10 +156,15 @@ int rw_params(int rw, int param_type, void * param_val)
 			}
 		if(param_type == PARAM_LIMITS)
 			{
+			((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->min_val = DEFAULT_PRES_MIN_LIMIT;
+			((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->max_val = DEFAULT_PRES_MAX_LIMIT;
+			((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->faultc = DEFAULT_PUMP_CURRENT_LIMIT;
+			((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->stdev = DEFAULT_STDEV;
+			((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->overp_lim = DEFAULT_OVERP_TIME_LIMIT;
+			((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->void_run_count = DEFAULT_VOID_RUN_COUNT;
 			if (stat(BASE_PATH"/"LIMITS_FILE, &st) != 0)
 				{
 				// file does no exists
-				((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->min_val = ((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->max_val = ((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->faultc = ((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->stdev = 0;
 				ret = ESP_OK;
 				}
 			else
@@ -183,15 +188,15 @@ int rw_params(int rw, int param_type, void * param_val)
 									if(fgets(buf, 64, f))
 										{
 										((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->overp_lim = atoi(buf);
-										ret = ESP_OK;
+										if(fgets(buf, 64, f))
+											{
+											((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->void_run_count = atoi(buf);
+											ret = ESP_OK;
+											}
 										}
 									}
 								}
 							}
-						else
-							{
-							ESP_LOGE(TAG, "max limit not found");
-							}
 						}
 					else
 						ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Limits file exists but its empty");
@@ -207,10 +212,10 @@ int rw_params(int rw, int param_type, void * param_val)
 			}
 		if(param_type == PARAM_OPERATIONAL)
 			{
+			*(int *)param_val = PUMP_OFFLINE;
 			if (stat(BASE_PATH"/"OPERATIONAL_FILE, &st) != 0)
 				{
 				// file does no exists
-				*(int *)param_val = PUMP_OFFLINE;
 				ret = ESP_OK;
 				}
 			else
@@ -218,7 +223,6 @@ int rw_params(int rw, int param_type, void * param_val)
 				FILE *f = fopen(BASE_PATH"/"OPERATIONAL_FILE, "r");
 				if (f != NULL)
 					{
-					*(int *)param_val = -1;
 					if(fgets(buf, 64, f))
 						{
 						*(int *)param_val = atoi(buf);
@@ -314,9 +318,9 @@ int rw_params(int rw, int param_type, void * param_val)
 				}
 			else
 				{
-				sprintf(buf, "%d\n%d\n%d\n%d\n%d\n",
+				sprintf(buf, "%d\n%d\n%d\n%d\n%d\n%d\n",
 						((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->min_val, ((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->max_val, ((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->faultc,
-						((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->stdev, ((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->overp_lim);
+						((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->stdev, ((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->overp_lim, ((pump_limits_t *)param_val)->void_run_count);
 				if(fputs(buf, f) >= 0)
 					ret = ESP_OK;
 				fclose(f);