Random mqtt cmd showing up in Tasmota console

Hi Guys,

Im getting random letters from MQTT cmd in tasmota console. See below. Any ideas where these are coming from?

22:40:19 CMD: ]E3
22:40:29 CMD: Ue
22:40:29 MQT: stat/Garden_Lights_Trigger/RESULT = {"Command":"Unknown"}
22:40:34 CMD: 
22:40:34 CMD: mq
22:40:34 MQT: stat/Garden_Lights_Trigger/RESULT = {"Command":"Unknown"}
22:40:39 CMD: R
22:40:39 MQT: stat/Garden_Lights_Trigger/RESULT = {"Command":"Unknown"}
22:41:06 CMD: 
22:41:08 CMD: 
22:41:08 CMD: 
22:41:11 CMD: 
22:41:12 CMD: 
22:41:13 CMD: QA
22:41:13 MQT: stat/Garden_Lights_Trigger/RESULT = {"Command":"Unknown"}
22:41:13 CMD: 
22:41:16 CMD: A
22:41:16 MQT: stat/Garden_Lights_Trigger/RESULT = {"Command":"Unknown"}
22:41:16 CMD: 
22:41:19 CMD: MM
22:41:19 MQT: stat/Garden_Lights_Trigger/RESULT = {"Command":"Unknown"}
22:41:24 CMD: *R
22:41:25 CMD: "b

Troubleshooting 1: install an independent mqtt-client ( MQTT Explorer, MQTT FX, MQTT Lens, Mosquitto_sub, …) and see if you have these random commands there too.

I had the same issue and realized that for some reason the module type was reset to Sonoff Basic while the actual device was a Sonoff POW. After I changed it back to Sonoff POW, everything was back to normal again.

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Thank you for this!