diff --git a/include/lorawan.h b/include/lorawan.h
index cb4158e0..47170b4a 100644
--- a/include/lorawan.h
+++ b/include/lorawan.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include "globals.h"
 #include "rcommand.h"
 #include "timekeeper.h"
-#if(TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER)
+#if(TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER)
 #include "timesync.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/rcommand.h b/include/rcommand.h
index d708827b..e964eb85 100644
--- a/include/rcommand.h
+++ b/include/rcommand.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <rom/rtc.h>
 #include "cyclic.h"
 #include "timekeeper.h"
-#if(TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER)
+#if(TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER)
 #include "timesync.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/timesync.h b/include/timesync.h
index 232ac541..80b7b1b1 100644
--- a/include/timesync.h
+++ b/include/timesync.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef _TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER_H
-#define _TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER_H
+#ifndef _TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER_H
+#define _TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER_H
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include "globals.h"
diff --git a/src/lorawan.cpp b/src/lorawan.cpp
index 48781d8c..264a3620 100644
--- a/src/lorawan.cpp
+++ b/src/lorawan.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ static const char TAG[] = "lora";
 #warning CLOCK_ERROR_PROCENTAGE value in lmic_config.h is too high; values > 7 will cause side effects
 #endif
 
+#if (TIME_SYNC_LORAWAN)
+#ifndef LMIC_ENABLE_DeviceTimeReq
+#define LMIC_ENABLE_DeviceTimeReq 1
+#endif
+#endif
+
 osjob_t sendjob;
 QueueHandle_t LoraSendQueue;
 
@@ -233,7 +239,7 @@ void onEvent(ev_t ev) {
 
   case EV_TXCOMPLETE:
 
-#if (TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER)
+#if (TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER)
     // if last packet sent was a timesync request, store TX timestamp
     if (LMIC.pendTxPort == TIMEPORT) {
       store_time_sync_req(osticks2ms(LMIC.txend)); // milliseconds
@@ -251,7 +257,7 @@ void onEvent(ev_t ev) {
 
       if (LMIC.txrxFlags & TXRX_PORT) { // FPort -> use to switch
         switch (LMIC.frame[LMIC.dataBeg - 1]) {
-#if (TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER)
+#if (TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER)
         case TIMEPORT: // timesync answer -> call timesync processor
           recv_timesync_ans(LMIC.frame + LMIC.dataBeg, LMIC.dataLen);
           break;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4029cd7f..21a2a946 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ void setup() {
 #endif // HAS_BUTTON
 
 #if (TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL)
-#if (!defined(TIME_SYNC_LORAWAN) && !defined(TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER) &&          \
+#if (!defined(TIME_SYNC_LORAWAN) && !defined(TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER) &&          \
      !defined HAS_GPS && !defined HAS_RTC)
 #warning you did not specify a time source, time will not be synched
 #endif
diff --git a/src/paxcounter.conf b/src/paxcounter.conf
index 24da1a74..aa441951 100644
--- a/src/paxcounter.conf
+++ b/src/paxcounter.conf
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #define TIME_SYNC_INTERVAL_RETRY        0       // retry time sync after lost sync each .. minutes [default = 10], 0 means off
 #define TIME_SYNC_COMPILEDATE           0       // set to 1 to use compile date to initialize RTC after power outage [default = 0]
 #define TIME_SYNC_LORAWAN               0       // set to 1 to use LORA network as time source, 0 means off [default = 0]
-#define TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER            0       // set to 1 to use LORA timeserver as time source, 0 means off [default = 0]
+#define TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER            0       // set to 1 to use LORA timeserver as time source, 0 means off [default = 0]
 
 // settings for syncing time with timeserver applications
 #define TIME_SYNC_SAMPLES               1       // number of time requests for averaging
diff --git a/src/timekeeper.cpp b/src/timekeeper.cpp
index 53907a98..ef49410b 100644
--- a/src/timekeeper.cpp
+++ b/src/timekeeper.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #include "timekeeper.h"
 
-#ifndef HAS_LORA
-#if (TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER)
-#error TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER defined, but device has no LORA configured
+#if !(HAS_LORA)
+#if (TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER)
+#error TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER defined, but device has no LORA configured
 #elif (TIME_SYNC_LORAWAN)
 #error TIME_SYNC_LORAWAN defined, but device has no LORA configured
 #endif
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ time_t timeProvider(void) {
 #endif
 
 // kick off asychronous Lora timeserver timesync if we have
-#if (TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER)
+#if (HAS_LORA) && (TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER)
   send_timesync_req();
 // kick off asychronous lora network sync if we have
-#elif (TIME_SYNC_LORAWAN)
+#elif (HAS_LORA) && (TIME_SYNC_LORAWAN)
   LMIC_requestNetworkTime(user_request_network_time_callback, &userUTCTime);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/timesync.cpp b/src/timesync.cpp
index b38f8c34..066ae9df 100644
--- a/src/timesync.cpp
+++ b/src/timesync.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ algorithm in applications without granted license by the patent holder.
 
 */
 
-#ifdef TIME_SYNC_TIMESERVER
+#if(TIME_SYNC_LORASERVER)
 
 #include "timesync.h"