diff --git a/interface/src/app/settings/ApplicationSettings.tsx b/interface/src/app/settings/ApplicationSettings.tsx
index 875247885..8e8e90ab7 100644
--- a/interface/src/app/settings/ApplicationSettings.tsx
+++ b/interface/src/app/settings/ApplicationSettings.tsx
@@ -673,7 +673,6 @@ const ApplicationSettings = () => {
               sx={{ width: '15ch' }}
               select
             >
-              <MenuItem value={0}>{LL.OFF()}</MenuItem>
               <MenuItem value={1}>EMS</MenuItem>
               <MenuItem value={2}>EMS+</MenuItem>
               <MenuItem value={3}>HT3</MenuItem>
diff --git a/src/core/telegram.cpp b/src/core/telegram.cpp
index cdf3564a9..c107271c1 100644
--- a/src/core/telegram.cpp
+++ b/src/core/telegram.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ void TxService::start() {
 // sends a 1 byte poll which is our own deviceID
 void TxService::send_poll() const {
     // LOG_DEBUG("Ack %02X",ems_bus_id() ^ ems_mask());
-    if (tx_mode() != EMS_TXMODE_OFF && ems_bus_id() != 0x0D) {
+    // if (tx_mode() != EMS_TXMODE_OFF && ems_bus_id() != 0x0D) { // use 0x0D for tests without poll-Ack
+    if (tx_mode() != EMS_TXMODE_OFF) {
         EMSuart::send_poll(ems_bus_id() ^ ems_mask());
     }
 }