diff --git a/src/telegram.h b/src/telegram.h
index 0432d82a8..ffed3ccb0 100644
--- a/src/telegram.h
+++ b/src/telegram.h
@@ -351,7 +351,11 @@ class TxService : public EMSbus {
         return tx_telegrams_;
     }
 
+#if defined(EMSESP_DEBUG)
+    static constexpr uint8_t MAXIMUM_TX_RETRIES = 0; // when compiled with EMSESP_DEBUG don't retry
+#else
     static constexpr uint8_t MAXIMUM_TX_RETRIES = 3;
+#endif
 
   private:
     uint8_t  tx_telegram_id_ = 0; // queue counter