diff --git a/plugin.php b/plugin.php
index c33b802..d5b264e 100644
--- a/plugin.php
+++ b/plugin.php
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ function h5pxapi_get_auth_settings() {
 		$settings=array(
 			"endpoint_url"=>get_option("h5pxapi_endpoint_url"),
 			"username"=>get_option("h5pxapi_username"),
-			"password"=>get_option("h5pxapi_password")
+			"password"=>get_option("h5pxapi_password"),
+                        "alerts" => get_option("h5pxapi_alerts"),
 		);
 	}
 
 	return $settings;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/process-xapi-statement.php b/process-xapi-statement.php
index cfeada3..fa60747 100644
--- a/process-xapi-statement.php
+++ b/process-xapi-statement.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		&& !$statementObject["context"]["extensions"])
 	unset($statementObject["context"]["extensions"]);
 
-if (has_filter("h5p-xapi-pre-save")) {
+if ( has_filter("h5p-xapi-pre-save")) {
 	$statementObject=apply_filters("h5p-xapi-pre-save",$statementObject);
 
 	if (!$statementObject) {
diff --git a/src/template/settings.tpl.php b/src/template/settings.tpl.php
index 5af73a7..bd03e14 100644
--- a/src/template/settings.tpl.php
+++ b/src/template/settings.tpl.php
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ class="regular-text"/>
                         class="regular-text"/>
                 </td>
             </tr>
+            <tr valign="top">
+                <th scope="row">Alerts On <small>(un-checking will make debug statements happen to console instead of alert)</small></th>
+                <td>
+                    <input type="checkbox" name="h5pxapi_alerts" 
+                       <?php echo (get_option("h5pxapi_alerts") == "on" )? 'checked="checked"' : ''; ?> />
+                    
+                </td>
+            </tr>
         </table>
 
         <?php submit_button(); ?>
diff --git a/wp-h5p-xapi.js b/wp-h5p-xapi.js
index f8fce4f..a1bb2c6 100644
--- a/wp-h5p-xapi.js
+++ b/wp-h5p-xapi.js
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ jQuery(function($) {
 	 */
 	function showError(message, code) {
 		console.error("Unable to save xAPI statement");
-
-		alert("Unable to save result data.\n\nMessage: " + message + "\n" + "Code: " + code);
+                if( xapi_settings.alerts == true ){
+                    alert("Unable to save result data.\n\nMessage: " + message + "\n" + "Code: " + code);
+                } else {
+                    console.log("Unable to save result data.\n\nMessage: " + message + "\n" + "Code: " + code);
+                }
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -124,4 +127,4 @@ jQuery(function($) {
 		$("body").append("<div id='wp-h5p-xapi-spinner'>Saving...</div>");
 		$("#wp-h5p-xapi-spinner").hide();
 	});
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/wp-h5p-xapi.php b/wp-h5p-xapi.php
index 802492c..8f92a2d 100644
--- a/wp-h5p-xapi.php
+++ b/wp-h5p-xapi.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 /**
  * Enqueue scripts and stylesheets.
  */
+
 function h5pxapi_enqueue_scripts()
 {
     wp_register_script("wp-h5p-xapi", plugins_url() . "/wp-h5p-xapi/wp-h5p-xapi.js", array("jquery"));
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ function h5pxapi_enqueue_scripts()
     }
 
     wp_localize_script('wp-h5p-xapi', 'xapi_settings', $xapi_js_settings);
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -68,11 +70,13 @@ function h5pxapi_admin_menu()
 /**
  * Admin init.
  */
-function h5pxapi_admin_init()
-{
-    register_setting("h5pxapi", "h5pxapi_endpoint_url");
-    register_setting("h5pxapi", "h5pxapi_username");
-    register_setting("h5pxapi", "h5pxapi_password");
+
+function h5pxapi_admin_init() {
+	register_setting("h5pxapi","h5pxapi_endpoint_url");
+	register_setting("h5pxapi","h5pxapi_username");
+	register_setting("h5pxapi","h5pxapi_password");
+  register_setting("h5pxapi", "h5pxapi_alerts");
+
 }
 
 /**