diff --git a/src/AsyncTCP.h b/src/AsyncTCP.h
index 94c4578..9f1f79a 100644
--- a/src/AsyncTCP.h
+++ b/src/AsyncTCP.h
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@ extern "C" {
     #include "lwip/pbuf.h"
 }
 
+//If core is not defined, then we are running in Arduino or PIO
 #ifndef CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_RUNNING_CORE
 #define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_RUNNING_CORE -1 //any available core
-#endif
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT
-#define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT 0 //if enabled, adds between 33us and 200us per event
+#define CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT 1 //if enabled, adds between 33us and 200us per event
 #endif
 
 class AsyncClient;