diff --git a/wled00/cfg.cpp b/wled00/cfg.cpp
index 7b842d630c..4316b2c4ce 100644
--- a/wled00/cfg.cpp
+++ b/wled00/cfg.cpp
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ void serializeConfig() {
 
   JsonObject wifi = doc.createNestedObject("wifi");
   wifi[F("sleep")] = !noWifiSleep;
-  wifi[F("phy")] = (int)force802_3g;
+  wifi[F("phy")] = force802_3g;
 
   #ifdef WLED_USE_ETHERNET
   JsonObject ethernet = doc.createNestedObject("eth");