diff --git a/conf/airframes/TUDELFT/tudelft_outback.xml b/conf/airframes/TUDELFT/tudelft_outback.xml
index 7e055fa418..f06e3cbe35 100644
--- a/conf/airframes/TUDELFT/tudelft_outback.xml
+++ b/conf/airframes/TUDELFT/tudelft_outback.xml
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@
       <!--module name="geo_mag"/-->
       <module name="air_data"/>
       <module name="temp_adc"/>
-      <module name="logger_sd_spi_direct">
-        <define name="SDLOGGER_DIRECT_CONTROL_SWITCH" value="AUX3"/>
-      </module>
+      <module name="logger_sd_spi_direct"/>
       <module name="gps_ubx_ucenter"/>
       <module name="heli_throttle_curve"/>
       <define name="ROTORCRAFT_IS_HELI" value="TRUE" />
diff --git a/conf/modules/logger_sd_spi_direct.xml b/conf/modules/logger_sd_spi_direct.xml
index 44bf65c18b..3c06d54956 100644
--- a/conf/modules/logger_sd_spi_direct.xml
+++ b/conf/modules/logger_sd_spi_direct.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Do not use start/stop functionality of the module, the module is not intended to
         <dl_setting module="loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct" var="sdcard1.status" min="0" max="40" step="1"/>
         <dl_setting module="loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct" var="sdcard1.error_status" min="0" max="15" step="1"/>
         <dl_setting module="loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct" var="sdlogger_spi.command" min="1" max="42" step="1" />
+        <dl_setting module="loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct" var="sdlogger_spi.do_log" min="0" max="1" step="1" values="Off|On"/>
       </dl_settings>
     </dl_settings>
   </settings>
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ Do not use start/stop functionality of the module, the module is not intended to
 
     <configure name="SDLOGGER_DIRECT_SPI" default="spi2" case="upper|lower"/>
     <configure name="SDLOGGER_DIRECT_SPI_SLAVE" default="spi_slave2" case="upper|lower"/>
-    <configure name="SDLOGGER_DIRECT_CONTROL_SWITCH" default="RADIO_AUX2"/>
     <configure name="LOGGER_LED" default="none"/>
     <define name="LOGGER_LED" value="$(LOGGER_LED)" cond="ifneq ($(LOGGER_LED),none)"/>
     <raw>
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ Do not use start/stop functionality of the module, the module is not intended to
     <define name="SDLOGGER_SPI_LINK_DEVICE" value="$(SDLOGGER_DIRECT_SPI_LOWER)" />
     <define name="USE_$(SDLOGGER_DIRECT_SPI_SLAVE_UPPER)" value="1" />
     <define name="SDLOGGER_SPI_LINK_SLAVE_NUMBER" value="$(SDLOGGER_DIRECT_SPI_SLAVE_UPPER)" />
-    <define name="SDLOGGER_CONTROL_SWITCH" value="$(SDLOGGER_DIRECT_CONTROL_SWITCH)"/>
   </makefile>
 </module>
 
diff --git a/sw/airborne/modules/loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct.c b/sw/airborne/modules/loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct.c
index 9630a7c821..97e00d90d7 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/modules/loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct.c
+++ b/sw/airborne/modules/loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "modules/loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct.h"
 #include "subsystems/datalink/downlink.h"
 #include "subsystems/datalink/telemetry.h"
-#include "subsystems/radio_control.h"
 #include "led.h"
 
 #ifdef LOGGER_LED
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ void sdlogger_spi_direct_init(void)
   sdlogger_spi.download_id = 0;
   sdlogger_spi.download_address = 0;
   sdlogger_spi.download_length = 0;
+  sdlogger_spi.do_log = 0;
 
   /* Set function pointers in link_device to the logger functions */
   sdlogger_spi.device.check_free_space = (check_free_space_t)sdlogger_spi_direct_check_free_space;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void sdlogger_spi_direct_periodic(void)
       break;
 
     case SDLogger_Ready:
-      if (radio_control.values[SDLOGGER_CONTROL_SWITCH] > 0 &&
+      if ((sdlogger_spi.do_log == 1) &&
           sdcard1.status == SDCard_Idle) {
         LOGGER_LED_ON;
         sdcard_spi_multiwrite_start(&sdcard1, sdlogger_spi.next_available_address);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void sdlogger_spi_direct_periodic(void)
         sdcard_spi_multiwrite_next(&sdcard1, &sdlogger_spi_direct_multiwrite_written);
       }
       /* Check if switch is flipped to stop logging */
-      if (radio_control.values[SDLOGGER_CONTROL_SWITCH] < 0) {
+      if (sdlogger_spi.do_log == 0) {
         sdlogger_spi.status = SDLogger_LoggingFinalBlock;
       }
       break;
@@ -223,13 +223,16 @@ void sdlogger_spi_direct_index_received(void)
     case SDLogger_RetreivingIndex:
       sdlogger_spi.next_available_address = 0x00004000;
       sdlogger_spi.last_completed = 0;
-      /* Save data for later use
+      // Save data for later use
       sdlogger_spi.next_available_address = (sdcard1.input_buf[0] << 24) |
                                             (sdcard1.input_buf[1] << 16) |
                                             (sdcard1.input_buf[2] << 8) |
                                             (sdcard1.input_buf[3]);
       sdlogger_spi.last_completed = sdcard1.input_buf[4];
-      */
+
+      if(sdlogger_spi.next_available_address < 0x00004000) {
+        sdlogger_spi.next_available_address = 0x00004000;
+      }
 
       /* Ready to start logging */
       sdlogger_spi.status = SDLogger_Ready;
diff --git a/sw/airborne/modules/loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct.h b/sw/airborne/modules/loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct.h
index 1d5c208155..2ef31166af 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/modules/loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct.h
+++ b/sw/airborne/modules/loggers/sdlogger_spi_direct.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct sdlogger_spi_periph{
   uint32_t download_address;
   uint32_t download_length;
   struct link_device device;
+  uint8_t do_log;
 };
 
 extern struct sdlogger_spi_periph sdlogger_spi;