diff --git a/src/system.cpp b/src/system.cpp
index 1bd259c85..967c63da5 100644
--- a/src/system.cpp
+++ b/src/system.cpp
@@ -1306,18 +1306,7 @@ bool System::load_board_profile(std::vector<int8_t> & data, const std::string &
                 (int8_t)EMSESP::system_.eth_phy_addr_,
                 (int8_t)EMSESP::system_.eth_clock_mode_};
     } else {
-        // unknown, use defaults and return false
-        data = {
-            EMSESP_DEFAULT_LED_GPIO,
-            EMSESP_DEFAULT_DALLAS_GPIO,
-            EMSESP_DEFAULT_RX_GPIO,
-            EMSESP_DEFAULT_TX_GPIO,
-            EMSESP_DEFAULT_PBUTTON_GPIO,
-            EMSESP_DEFAULT_PHY_TYPE,
-            -1, // power
-            0,  // phy_addr,
-            0   // clock_mode
-        };
+        // unknown, return false
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/web/WebSettingsService.cpp b/src/web/WebSettingsService.cpp
index f2af1076f..4a4210f01 100644
--- a/src/web/WebSettingsService.cpp
+++ b/src/web/WebSettingsService.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,14 @@ StateUpdateResult WebSettings::update(JsonObject & root, WebSettings & settings)
     settings.board_profile = root["board_profile"] | EMSESP_DEFAULT_BOARD_PROFILE;
 #endif
     if (!System::load_board_profile(data, settings.board_profile.c_str())) {
-        settings.board_profile = "CUSTOM";
+        // unknown, check for ethernet, use default E32/S32
+        if (ETH.begin(1, 16, 23, 18, ETH_PHY_LAN8720)) {
+            data = {2, 4, 5, 17, 33, PHY_type::PHY_TYPE_LAN8720, 16, 1, 0}; // BBQKees Gateway E32
+            settings.board_profile = "E32";
+        } else {
+            data = {2, 18, 23, 5, 0, PHY_type::PHY_TYPE_NONE, 0, 0, 0}; // BBQKees Gateway S32
+            settings.board_profile = "S32";
+        }
         EMSESP::logger().info("No board profile found. Re-setting to %s", settings.board_profile.c_str());
     } else {
         EMSESP::logger().info("Loading board profile %s", settings.board_profile.c_str());