diff --git a/src/paxcounter_orig.conf b/src/paxcounter_orig.conf
index ecd4f948..ee6584d2 100644
--- a/src/paxcounter_orig.conf
+++ b/src/paxcounter_orig.conf
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 #define PAYLOAD_ENCODER                 2       // payload encoder: 1=Plain, 2=Packed, 3=Cayenne LPP dynamic, 4=Cayenne LPP packed
 #define COUNTERMODE                     0       // 0=cyclic, 1=cumulative, 2=cyclic confirmed
 
+// default settings for transmission of sensor data (first list = data on / second line = data off)
+#define PAYLOADMASK                                                                             \
+            ((GPS_DATA | MEMS_DATA | COUNT_DATA | SENSOR1_DATA | SENSOR2_DATA | SENSOR3_DATA)   \
+            & (~BATT_DATA) & (~RESERVED_DATA))
+
 // MAC sniffing parameters
 #define BLECOUNTER                      1       // set to 0 if you do not want to install the BLE sniffer
 #define WIFICOUNTER                     1       // set to 0 if you do not want to install the WIFI sniffer