diff --git a/ampel-firmware/config.public.h b/ampel-firmware/config.public.h
index cf0325f388367658469cede1eb3b29874eca83bd..b91b23618e8041842ddaf6414ea9741786324aec 100644
--- a/ampel-firmware/config.public.h
+++ b/ampel-firmware/config.public.h
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
  * SERVICES
  */
 
-// Comment or remove those lines if you want to disable the corresponding services
-#  define AMPEL_WIFI    // Should ESP connect to WiFi? It allows the Ampel to get time from an NTP server.
-#  define AMPEL_HTTP    // Should HTTP web server be started? (AMPEL_WIFI should be enabled too)
-#  define AMPEL_MQTT    // Should data be sent over MQTT? (AMPEL_WIFI should be enabled too)
-#  define AMPEL_CSV     // Should data be logged as CSV, on the ESP flash memory?
-// #  define AMPEL_LORAWAN // Should data be sent over LoRaWAN? (Requires ESP32 + LoRa modem, and "MCCI LoRaWAN LMIC library")
+// Define the default for corresponding services. They can be enabled/disabled later in the web-config.
+#  define AMPEL_WIFI    true   // Should ESP connect to WiFi? It allows the Ampel to get time from an NTP server.
+#  define AMPEL_HTTP    true   // Should HTTP web server be started? (AMPEL_WIFI should be enabled too)
+#  define AMPEL_MQTT    true   // Should data be sent over MQTT? (AMPEL_WIFI should be enabled too)
+#  define AMPEL_CSV     true   // Should data be logged as CSV, on the ESP flash memory?
+#  define AMPEL_LORAWAN false  // Should data be sent over LoRaWAN? (Requires ESP32 + LoRa modem, and "MCCI LoRaWAN LMIC library")
 
 /**
  * WIFI
diff --git a/ampel-firmware/web_config.cpp b/ampel-firmware/web_config.cpp
index e3018e607d4694ae67ea1dff5612188fb43cd7c9..9a02186d697f324e99de2b78fdee7e6a6abf88aa 100644
--- a/ampel-firmware/web_config.cpp
+++ b/ampel-firmware/web_config.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ namespace web_config {
   /**
    * WiFi params
    */
-  CheckboxTParameter ampelWifiParam = Builder<CheckboxTParameter>("WiFi").label("WiFi?").defaultValue(true).build();
+  CheckboxTParameter ampelWifiParam =
+      Builder<CheckboxTParameter>("WiFi").label("WiFi?").defaultValue(AMPEL_WIFI).build();
   IntTParameter<uint16_t> wifiTimeoutParam =
       Builder<IntTParameter<uint16_t>>("wifi_timeout").label("WiFi timeout").defaultValue(WIFI_TIMEOUT).min(0).placeholder(
           "[s]").build();
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ namespace web_config {
   /**
    * CSV
    */
-  OptionalParameterGroup csvParams = OptionalParameterGroup("CSV", "CSV", true);
+  OptionalParameterGroup csvParams = OptionalParameterGroup("CSV", "CSV", AMPEL_CSV);
 
   IntTParameter<uint16_t> csvTimestepParam =
       Builder<IntTParameter<uint16_t>>("csv_timestep").label("CSV timestep").defaultValue(CSV_INTERVAL).min(0).step(1).placeholder(
@@ -96,16 +97,12 @@ namespace web_config {
   /**
    * MQTT
    */
-  OptionalParameterGroup mqttParams = OptionalParameterGroup("MQTT", "MQTT", true);
+  OptionalParameterGroup mqttParams = OptionalParameterGroup("MQTT", "MQTT", AMPEL_MQTT);
 
   IntTParameter<uint16_t> mqttTimestepParam =
       Builder<IntTParameter<uint16_t>>("mqtt_timestep").label("MQTT timestep").defaultValue(
       MQTT_SENDING_INTERVAL).min(0).step(1).defaultValue(300).placeholder("[s]").build();
 
-#if !defined(MQTT_ENCRYPTED)
-#  define MQTT_ENCRYPTED true // Old config files might not define it, and encryption was on by default.
-#endif
-
   CheckboxTParameter mqttEncryptionParam =
       Builder<CheckboxTParameter>("mqtt_encryption").label("Encrypt MQTT?").defaultValue(MQTT_ENCRYPTED).build();
 
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ namespace web_config {
   /**
    * LoRa & Stuff
    */
-  OptionalParameterGroup loraParams = OptionalParameterGroup("LoRaWan", "LoRaWan", false);
+  OptionalParameterGroup loraParams = OptionalParameterGroup("LoRaWan", "LoRaWan", AMPEL_LORAWAN);
   IntTParameter<uint16_t> loraTimestepParam =
       Builder<IntTParameter<uint16_t>>("lora_timestep").label("LoRa timestep").defaultValue(
       LORAWAN_SENDING_INTERVAL).min(0).step(1).defaultValue(300).placeholder("[s]").build();