diff --git a/src/pages/ota-wizard/ota-wizard.html b/src/pages/ota-wizard/ota-wizard.html
index 72af9e4..68a46f6 100644
--- a/src/pages/ota-wizard/ota-wizard.html
+++ b/src/pages/ota-wizard/ota-wizard.html
@@ -103,16 +103,10 @@
           </ion-col>
           <ion-col col-12 col-md-6>
             <!-- @TODO: diagram! -->
-            <button  *ngIf="requestSuccessful;else request" ion-button large clear icon-end color="primary" (click)="slides.slideNext()">
+            <button  ion-button large clear icon-end color="primary" (click)="slides.slideNext()">
               {{ 'OTAWIZ.BTN_NEXT' | translate }}
               <ion-icon name="arrow-forward"></ion-icon>
             </button>
-            <ng-template #request>
-              <button  ion-button large clear icon-end color="primary" (click)="makeRequest()">
-                {{ 'OTAWIZ.BTN_REQUEST' | translate }}
-                <ion-icon name="arrow-forward"></ion-icon>
-              </button>
-            </ng-template>
           </ion-col>
         </ion-row>
       </ion-grid>
@@ -142,7 +136,7 @@
       </ng-container>
     </ion-slide>
     <!-- wifi selection -->
-    <ion-slide id="wifi-slide">
+    <ion-slide id="wifi-slide" *ngIf="!slideIsHidden(slideWifi)">
       <ion-grid>
         <div id="wifi-manual" *ngIf="state.wifiSelection == 'manual'">
           <ion-row align-items-center>
diff --git a/src/pages/ota-wizard/ota-wizard.ts b/src/pages/ota-wizard/ota-wizard.ts
index c782eae..ae3a5fe 100644
--- a/src/pages/ota-wizard/ota-wizard.ts
+++ b/src/pages/ota-wizard/ota-wizard.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { OtaWifiProvider, WifiStrategy } from '../../providers/ota-wifi/ota-wifi
 import { CompilerProvider } from '../../providers/compiler/compiler';
 import { LoggingProvider } from '../../providers/logging/logging';
 import {ErrorPage} from '../../pages/error/error'
+import { isUndefined } from 'ionic-angular/umd/util/util';
 @IonicPage()
 @Component({
   selector: 'page-ota-wizard',
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export class OtaWizardPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   private counts = { compile: 0, connect: 0, upload: 0 }
   private manual = false;
   private automatic = false;
-  private requestSuccessful = false;
+  private wifiSlideHidden = false;
   constructor(
     private network: Network,
     private otaWifi: OtaWifiProvider,
@@ -134,16 +135,18 @@ export class OtaWizardPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
   showAutomatic() {
+    this.slides.lockSwipeToNext(false);
+    this.wifiSlideHidden = true;
     this.automatic = true;
     this.manual = false;
-    this.slides.lockSwipeToNext(false);
     this.slides.slideNext()
   }
 
   showManual() {
+    this.slides.lockSwipeToNext(false);
+    this.wifiSlideHidden = false;
     this.manual = true;
     this.automatic = false;
-    this.slides.lockSwipeToNext(false);
     this.slides.slideNext()
 
   }
@@ -153,32 +156,10 @@ export class OtaWizardPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     let modal = this.modalCtrl.create(ErrorPage,message);
 
     modal.onDidDismiss(()=>{
-
     })
 
     modal.present();
   }
-
-  async makeRequest() {
-    const loading = await this.loadingController.create({
-      content: 'Pinging senseBox...'
-    });
-    try {
-      // open modal that shows loading
-
-      loading.present();
-      await this.otaWifi.activateOtaMode();
-      this.requestSuccessful = true;
-    }
-    catch (err) {
-      this.slides.lockSwipeToNext(true);
-      this.showModal(err);
-      console.log(err)
-    }
-    loading.dismiss();
-    // Sends request; upon successful response go to next slide (wifi selection)
-
-  }
   // call logic for each slide
   onSlideChange() {
     this.slideHistory.push(OtaSlides[this.currentSlide])
@@ -187,20 +168,16 @@ export class OtaWizardPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       case OtaSlides.Intro:
         this.slides.lockSwipeToNext(false);
       case OtaSlides.Intro2:
+        this.slides.lockSwipeToNext(true);
         break
       case OtaSlides.Intro3:
-        if(this.automatic){
-          this.slides.lockSwipeToNext(true);
-        }
-        if(this.manual){
-          this.slides.lockSwipeToNext(false);
-        }
         break  
       case OtaSlides.Compilation:
         this.handleCompilation()
         break
 
       case OtaSlides.WifiSelection:
+        if(this.automatic) this.slides.slideNext()
         this.handleWifiSelection()
         break
 
@@ -290,6 +267,7 @@ export class OtaWizardPage implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.counts.upload++
     this.state.upload = 'uploading'
     try {
+      
       const res = await this.otaWifi.uploadFirmware(this.compiledSketch)
       this.log.debug(JSON.stringify(res, null, 2))
 
diff --git a/src/providers/ota-wifi/ota-wifi.ts b/src/providers/ota-wifi/ota-wifi.ts
index 4642a41..47c4058 100644
--- a/src/providers/ota-wifi/ota-wifi.ts
+++ b/src/providers/ota-wifi/ota-wifi.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ declare var WifiWizard2: any
 // corresponding to the initial MCU firmware
 const SSID_PREFIX = 'sensebox'
 const SENSEBOX_API = 'http://192.168.1.1'
-const URL_sensebox = 'http://192.168.0.46'
+const URL_sensebox = 'http://10.0.1.12'
 /*
   Interface for uploading a binary to a senseBox MCU.
 */
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class OtaWifiProvider {
 
   async uploadFirmware (binary: ArrayBuffer): Promise<any> {
     // TODO: send checksum?
-    return this.http.post(`${SENSEBOX_API}/sketch`, binary, {
+    return this.http.post(`${URL_sensebox}/sketch`, binary, {
       responseType: 'text',
     })
       .pipe(timeout(5000), catchError(err => {
@@ -79,16 +79,6 @@ export class OtaWifiProvider {
       .toPromise()
   }
 
-  async activateOtaMode():Promise<any>{
-    return this.http.get(URL_sensebox)
-                .pipe(timeout(5000),catchError(err=>{
-                  throw new Error('senseBox not found. Is it running the proper OpenSenseMap Sketch?')
-                }))
-                .toPromise()
-                .then((response:any)=>{
-                  return response;
-                })
-  }
 
 }