diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 337005a0..147d973e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Expected: February 2024
 
 ### Minor features
 
-* Added us resolution to logs via stderr/stdout
+* Added micro-second resolution to logs via stderr/stdout
 * New command-line debug mechanism
   * Separation between subject-area and details
   * Multiple subject-areas
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Expected: February 2024
   * All clixon applications added command-line option `-V` for printing version
   * New ca_version callback for customized version output
 * Optimization:
+  * Removed reply sanity if `CLICON_VALIDATE_STATE_XML` not set
   * Improved performance of GET and PUT operations
   * Optimized datastore access by ensuring REPORT_ALL in memory and EXPLICIT in file
   * Added mountpoint cache as yang flag `YANG_FLAG_MTPOINT_POTENTIAL`
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ Users may have to change how they access the system
 * New `clixon-lib@2024-01-01.yang` revision
   * Replaced container creators to grouping/uses
 * New `clixon-config@2024-01-01.yang` revision
+  * Changed semantics:
+    * `CLICON_VALIDATE_STATE_XML` - disable return sanity checks if false
   * Marked as obsolete:
     * `CLICON_DATASTORE_CACHE` Replaced with enhanced datastore read API
     * `CLICON_NETCONF_CREATOR_ATTR` reverting 6.5 functionality
diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_get.c b/apps/backend/backend_get.c
index bd583497..7049d18f 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_get.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_get.c
@@ -884,8 +884,8 @@ get_common(clixon_handle        h,
     /* Read configuration */
     switch (content){
     case CONTENT_CONFIG:    /* config data only */
-        /* specific xpath */
-        if (xmldb_get0(h, db, YB_MODULE, nsc, xpath?xpath:"/", 1, wdef, &xret, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
+        /* specific xpath. with-default gets masked in get_nacm_and_reply */
+        if (xmldb_get0(h, db, YB_MODULE, nsc, xpath?xpath:"/", 1, WITHDEFAULTS_REPORT_ALL, &xret, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
             if ((cbmsg = cbuf_new()) == NULL){
                 clixon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "cbuf_new");
                 goto done;
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ get_common(clixon_handle        h,
     case CONTENT_NONCONFIG: /* state data only */
         if (clicon_option_bool(h, "CLICON_VALIDATE_STATE_XML")){
             /* Whole config tree, for validate debug */
-            if (xmldb_get0(h, "running", YB_MODULE, nsc, NULL, 1, wdef, &xret, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
+            if (xmldb_get0(h, "running", YB_MODULE, nsc, NULL, 1, WITHDEFAULTS_REPORT_ALL, &xret, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
                 if ((cbmsg = cbuf_new()) == NULL){
                     clixon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "cbuf_new");
                     goto done;
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ get_common(clixon_handle        h,
         }
         else if (content == CONTENT_ALL){
             /* specific xpath */
-            if (xmldb_get0(h, db, YB_MODULE, nsc, xpath?xpath:"/", 1, wdef, &xret, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
+            if (xmldb_get0(h, db, YB_MODULE, nsc, xpath?xpath:"/", 1, WITHDEFAULTS_REPORT_ALL, &xret, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
                 if ((cbmsg = cbuf_new()) == NULL){
                     clixon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "cbuf_new");
                     goto done;
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_log.c b/lib/src/clixon_log.c
index 5608e546..14981527 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_log.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_log.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ flogtime(FILE *f)
 
     gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
     localtime_r((time_t*)&tv.tv_sec, &tm);
-    fprintf(f, "%s %2d %02d:%02d:%02d.%06d: ",
+    fprintf(f, "%s %2d %02d:%02d:%02d.%06ld: ",
             mon2name(tm.tm_mon), tm.tm_mday,
             tm.tm_hour, tm.tm_min, tm.tm_sec,
             tv.tv_usec);
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_plugin.c b/lib/src/clixon_plugin.c
index a2460060..7d11957f 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_plugin.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_plugin.c
@@ -1292,7 +1292,9 @@ rpc_callback_call(clixon_handle h,
             rc = NEXTQ(rpc_callback_t *, rc);
         } while (rc != ms->ms_rpc_callbacks);
     /* action reply checked in action_callback_call */
-    if (nr && !xml_rpc_isaction(xe)){
+    if (nr &&
+        clicon_option_bool(h, "CLICON_VALIDATE_STATE_XML") &&
+        !xml_rpc_isaction(xe)){
         if ((ret = rpc_reply_check(h, name, cbret)) < 0)
             goto done;
         if (ret == 0)
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang.c b/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
index 7964d2c8..66d2ba76 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang.c
@@ -3537,14 +3537,18 @@ yang_config(yang_stmt *ys)
 int
 yang_config_ancestor(yang_stmt *ys)
 {
-    yang_stmt *yp;
+    yang_stmt    *yp;
+    enum rfc_6020 keyw;
 
     yp = ys;
     do {
         if (yang_flag_get(yp, YANG_FLAG_STATE_LOCAL) != 0)
             return 0;
-        else if (yang_keyword_get(yp) == Y_INPUT || yang_keyword_get(yp) == Y_OUTPUT || yang_keyword_get(yp) == Y_NOTIFICATION){
-            return 0;
+        else {
+            keyw = yang_keyword_get(yp);
+            if (keyw == Y_INPUT || keyw == Y_OUTPUT || keyw == Y_NOTIFICATION){
+                return 0;
+            }
         }
     } while((yp = yang_parent_get(yp)) != NULL);
     return 1;
diff --git a/yang/clixon/clixon-config@2024-01-01.yang b/yang/clixon/clixon-config@2024-01-01.yang
index 8194b6a2..2a1e9a14 100644
--- a/yang/clixon/clixon-config@2024-01-01.yang
+++ b/yang/clixon/clixon-config@2024-01-01.yang
@@ -51,9 +51,12 @@ module clixon-config {
 
     revision 2024-01-01 {
         description
-            "Makred as obsolete:
+            "Changed semantics:
+                    CLICON_VALIDATE_STATE_XML - disable return sanity checks if false
+             Marked as obsolete:
                     CLICON_DATASTORE_CACHE
                     CLICON_NETCONF_CREATOR_ATTR
+             Changed semantics of 
              Released in Clixon 6.6";
     }
     revision 2023-11-01 {
@@ -1013,6 +1016,7 @@ module clixon-config {
             default false;
             description
                 "Validate user state callback content.
+                 AND NETCONF reply sanity (misnomer)
                  Users may register state callbacks using ca_statedata callback
                  When set, the XML returned from the callback is validated after merging with 
                  the running db. If it fails, an internal error is returned to the originating