diff --git a/beakerlib.spec b/beakerlib.spec
index 32de623..7ff6383 100644
--- a/beakerlib.spec
+++ b/beakerlib.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:       beakerlib
 Summary:    A shell-level integration testing library
 Version:    1.17
-Release:    6%{?dist}
+Release:    7%{?dist}
 License:    GPLv2
 Group:      Development/Libraries
 BuildRoot:  %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ Patch4: get-text-journal-size.patch
 Patch5: var-TEST.patch
 Patch6: reduce-meta.patch
 Patch7: enable-nested-phases.patch
+Patch8: debug-to-console.patch
+Patch9: phase-names-sanitization.patch
+Patch10: reboot-in-phase.patch
 
 %description vim-syntax
 Files for syntax highlighting BeakerLib tests in VIM editor
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ Files for syntax highlighting BeakerLib tests in VIM editor
 %patch5 -p1 -b .var-TEST
 %patch6 -p1 -b .reduce-meta
 %patch7 -p1 -b .enable-nested-phases
+%patch8 -p1 -b .debug-to-console
+%patch9 -p1 -b .phase-names-sanitization
+%patch10  -p1 -b .reboot-in-phase
 
 %build
 make build
@@ -96,6 +102,12 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_datadir}/vim/vimfiles/after/syntax/beakerlib.vim
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 26 2018 Dalibor Pospisil <dapospis@redhat.com> - 1.17-7
+- phase name sanitization (remove all weird characters)
+- allow debug message to to only to console (speeds execution up in debug)
+- allow to reboot inside of phase and continue there
+- fixed persistent data loading
+
 * Mon Dec 18 2017 Dalibor Pospisil <dapospis@redhat.com> - 1.17-6
 - added missing dependecy
 
diff --git a/debug-to-console.patch b/debug-to-console.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa863a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug-to-console.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff --git a/src/logging.sh b/src/logging.sh
+index 95604c1..083d6d0 100644
+--- a/src/logging.sh
++++ b/src/logging.sh
+@@ -237,7 +238,12 @@ DEBUG=${DEBUG:-""}
+ 
+ rlLogDebug() {
+   if [ "$DEBUG" == 'true' -o "$DEBUG" == '1' -o "$LOG_LEVEL" == "DEBUG" ]; then
+-    rlLog "$1" "$2" "DEBUG" && rljAddMessage "$1" "DEBUG"
++    if [[ -n "$DEBUG_TO_CONSOLE_ONLY" ]]; then
++      local __INTERNAL_LogText_no_file=1
++      __INTERNAL_LogText "$1" "DEBUG"
++    else
++      rlLog "$1" "$2" "DEBUG"
++    fi
+   fi
+ }
+ rlLogInfo()    { rlLog "$1" "$2" "INFO"; }
diff --git a/phase-names-sanitization.patch b/phase-names-sanitization.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9af0d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phase-names-sanitization.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/src/journal.sh b/src/journal.sh
+index 516f292..0ad9913 100644
+--- a/src/journal.sh
++++ b/src/journal.sh
+@@ -608,7 +625,7 @@ rljClosePhase(){
+     __INTERNAL_LogText ''
+     local logfile="$(mktemp)"
+     tail -n +$((__INTERNAL_PHASE_TXTLOG_START+1)) $__INTERNAL_BEAKERLIB_JOURNAL_TXT > $logfile
+-    rlReport "$(echo "$name" | sed 's/[^[:alnum:]]\+/-/g')" "$result" "$score" "$logfile"
++    rlReport "$(echo "${name//[^[:alnum:]]/-}" | tr -s '-')" "$result" "$score" "$logfile"
+     rm -f $logfile
+ 
+     # Reset of state variables
diff --git a/reboot-in-phase.patch b/reboot-in-phase.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d607cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reboot-in-phase.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+diff --git a/src/journal.sh b/src/journal.sh
+index 516f292..0ad9913 100644
+--- a/src/journal.sh
++++ b/src/journal.sh
+@@ -118,7 +131,6 @@ rlJournalStart(){
+     export __INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_DATA="$BEAKERLIB_DIR/PersistentData"
+     export __INTERNAL_TEST_RESULTS="$BEAKERLIB_DIR/TestResults"
+     export __INTERNAL_JOURNAL_OPEN=''
+-    __INTERNAL_PersistentDataLoad
+     export __INTERNAL_PHASES_FAILED=0
+     export __INTERNAL_PHASES_PASSED=0
+     export __INTERNAL_PHASES_SKIPPED=0
+@@ -130,16 +142,20 @@ rlJournalStart(){
+     __INTERNAL_PHASE_STARTTIME=()
+     __INTERNAL_PHASE_METRICS=()
+     export __INTERNAL_PHASE_OPEN=0
++    __INTERNAL_PersistentDataLoad
+ 
+     if [[ -z "$__INTERNAL_JOURNAL_OPEN" ]]; then
+       # Create Header for XML journal
+       __INTERNAL_CreateHeader
+       # Create log element for XML journal
+-      __INTERNAL_WriteToMetafile log
++      __INTERNAL_WriteToMetafile log || {
++        __INTERNAL_LogText "could not write to metafile" FATAL
++        exit 1
++      }
++      __INTERNAL_JOURNAL_OPEN=1
++      # Increase level of indent
++      __INTERNAL_METAFILE_INDENT_LEVEL=1
+     fi
+-    __INTERNAL_JOURNAL_OPEN=1
+-    # Increase level of indent
+-    __INTERNAL_METAFILE_INDENT_LEVEL=1
+ 
+     # display a warning message if run in POSIX mode
+     if [ $POSIXFIXED == "YES" ] ; then
+@@ -608,7 +625,7 @@ rljClosePhase(){
+     __INTERNAL_LogText ''
+     local logfile="$(mktemp)"
+     tail -n +$((__INTERNAL_PHASE_TXTLOG_START+1)) $__INTERNAL_BEAKERLIB_JOURNAL_TXT > $logfile
+-    rlReport "$(echo "$name" | sed 's/[^[:alnum:]]\+/-/g')" "$result" "$score" "$logfile"
++    rlReport "$(echo "${name//[^[:alnum:]]/-}" | tr -s '-')" "$result" "$score" "$logfile"
+     rm -f $logfile
+ 
+     # Reset of state variables
+@@ -938,20 +957,30 @@ __INTERNAL_PrintHeadLog() {
+ # should be called before and after that respectively.
+ 
+ __INTERNAL_PersistentDataSave() {
+-  cat > "$__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_DATA" <<EOF
+-__INTERNAL_STARTTIME=$__INTERNAL_STARTTIME
+-__INTERNAL_TEST_STATE=$__INTERNAL_TEST_STATE
+-__INTERNAL_PHASES_PASSED=$__INTERNAL_PHASES_PASSED
+-__INTERNAL_PHASES_FAILED=$__INTERNAL_PHASES_FAILED
+-__INTERNAL_PHASES_SKIPPED=$__INTERNAL_PHASES_SKIPPED
+-__INTERNAL_JOURNAL_OPEN=$__INTERNAL_JOURNAL_OPEN
+-__INTERNAL_PHASES_WORST_RESULT=$__INTERNAL_PHASES_WORST_RESULT
+-EOF
+-declare -p __INTERNAL_PHASE_FAILED >> $__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_DATA
+-declare -p __INTERNAL_PHASE_PASSED >> $__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_DATA
+-declare -p __INTERNAL_PHASE_STARTTIME >> $__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_DATA
+-declare -p __INTERNAL_PHASE_TXTLOG_START >> $__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_DATA
+-declare -p __INTERNAL_PHASE_METRICS >> $__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_DATA
++  local var
++  (
++    for var in \
++     __INTERNAL_STARTTIME \
++     __INTERNAL_TEST_STATE \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASES_PASSED \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASES_FAILED \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASES_SKIPPED \
++     __INTERNAL_JOURNAL_OPEN \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASE_OPEN \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASES_WORST_RESULT \
++     __INTERNAL_METAFILE_INDENT_LEVEL \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASE_TYPE \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASE_NAME \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASE_FAILED \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASE_PASSED \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASE_STARTTIME \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASE_TXTLOG_START \
++     __INTERNAL_PHASE_METRICS \
++     ;
++    do
++      declare -p $var
++    done
++  ) | sed -r 's/declare/\0 -g/' > "$__INTERNAL_PERSISTENT_DATA"
+ }
+ 
+ __INTERNAL_PersistentDataLoad() {
+diff --git a/src/logging.sh b/src/logging.sh
+index 95604c1..083d6d0 100644
+--- a/src/logging.sh
++++ b/src/logging.sh
+@@ -237,7 +238,12 @@ DEBUG=${DEBUG:-""}
+ 
+ rlLogDebug() {
+   if [ "$DEBUG" == 'true' -o "$DEBUG" == '1' -o "$LOG_LEVEL" == "DEBUG" ]; then
+-    rlLog "$1" "$2" "DEBUG" && rljAddMessage "$1" "DEBUG"
++    if [[ -n "$DEBUG_TO_CONSOLE_ONLY" ]]; then
++      local __INTERNAL_LogText_no_file=1
++      __INTERNAL_LogText "$1" "DEBUG"
++    else
++      rlLog "$1" "$2" "DEBUG"
++    fi
+   fi
+ }
+ rlLogInfo()    { rlLog "$1" "$2" "INFO"; }