diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 262fc4c8..be2a175e 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern gpsStatus_t gps_status; // struct for storing gps data
 extern TinyGPSPlus gps;        // Make TinyGPS++ instance globally availabe
 #endif
 
+/*
 // payload encoder
 #if (PAYLOAD_ENCODER == 1)
 extern TTNplain payload;
@@ -54,4 +55,7 @@ extern TTNserialized payload;
 extern CayenneLPP payload;
 #else
 #error "No valid payload converter defined"
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
+*/
+
+extern TTNplain payload;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 025365dd..277a40ef 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ portMUX_TYPE timerMux =
 std::set<uint16_t> macs; // associative container holds total of unique MAC
                          // adress hashes (Wifi + BLE)
 
+/*
 // initialize payload encoder
 #if (PAYLOAD_ENCODER == 1)
 TTNplain payload(PAYLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE);
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ CayenneLPP payload(PAYLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE);
 #else
 #error "No valid payload converter defined"
 #endif
+*/
+
+TTNplain payload(PAYLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE);
+
 
 // this variables will be changed in the ISR, and read in main loop
 static volatile int ButtonPressedIRQ = 0, DisplayTimerIRQ = 0,