diff --git a/include/lorawan.h b/include/lorawan.h
index 0010f9de..58b0f3e2 100644
--- a/include/lorawan.h
+++ b/include/lorawan.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #endif
 
 extern QueueHandle_t LoraSendQueue;
-extern TaskHandle_t lmicTask;
+extern TaskHandle_t lmicTask, lorasendTask;
 
 esp_err_t lora_stack_init();
 void lmictask(void *pvParameters);
diff --git a/include/senddata.h b/include/senddata.h
index d81b852b..4a748445 100644
--- a/include/senddata.h
+++ b/include/senddata.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 extern Ticker sendcycler;
 
 void SendPayload(uint8_t port, sendprio_t prio);
-void sendCounter(void);
+void sendData(void);
 void checkSendQueues(void);
 void flushQueues();
 void sendcycle(void);
diff --git a/src/cyclic.cpp b/src/cyclic.cpp
index d78d56c4..a4ba6703 100644
--- a/src/cyclic.cpp
+++ b/src/cyclic.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ void doHousekeeping() {
 #if (HAS_LORA)
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "LMiCtask %d bytes left | Taskstate = %d",
            uxTaskGetStackHighWaterMark(lmicTask), eTaskGetState(lmicTask));
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Lorasendtask %d bytes left | Taskstate = %d",
+           uxTaskGetStackHighWaterMark(lorasendTask), eTaskGetState(lorasendTask));
 #endif
 #if (HAS_GPS)
-  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Gpsloop %d bytes left | Taskstate = %d",
-           uxTaskGetStackHighWaterMark(GpsTask), eTaskGetState(GpsTask));
+      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Gpsloop %d bytes left | Taskstate = %d",
+               uxTaskGetStackHighWaterMark(GpsTask), eTaskGetState(GpsTask));
 #endif
 #ifdef HAS_SPI
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "spiloop %d bytes left | Taskstate = %d",
diff --git a/src/irqhandler.cpp b/src/irqhandler.cpp
index cb5de1ec..db4201a1 100644
--- a/src/irqhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/irqhandler.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void irqHandler(void *pvParameters) {
 
     // is time to send the payload?
     if (InterruptStatus & SENDCYCLE_IRQ)
-      sendCounter();
+      sendData();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/senddata.cpp b/src/senddata.cpp
index 65d656c5..5e209faf 100644
--- a/src/senddata.cpp
+++ b/src/senddata.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void SendPayload(uint8_t port, sendprio_t prio) {
 } // SendPayload
 
 // interrupt triggered function to prepare payload to send
-void sendCounter() {
+void sendData() {
 
   uint8_t bitmask = cfg.payloadmask;
   uint8_t mask = 1;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void sendCounter() {
     mask <<= 1;
   } // while (bitmask)
 
-} // sendCounter()
+} // sendData()
 
 void flushQueues() {
 #if (HAS_LORA)