diff --git a/patches/AsyncWeb_Prometheus.patch b/patches/AsyncWeb_Prometheus.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f8e02c87..00000000
--- a/patches/AsyncWeb_Prometheus.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/AsyncWebSocket.cpp b/src/AsyncWebSocket.cpp
-index 88d88ec..cb06fe0 100644
---- a/src/AsyncWebSocket.cpp
-+++ b/src/AsyncWebSocket.cpp
-@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ void AsyncWebSocketClient::binary(const __FlashStringHelper* data, size_t len) {
- 
- IPAddress AsyncWebSocketClient::remoteIP() const {
-   if (!_client)
--    return IPAddress((uint32_t)0U);
-+    return IPAddress();
- 
-   return _client->remoteIP();
- }
-diff --git a/src/WebResponses.cpp b/src/WebResponses.cpp
-index 86aa947..9d0ee00 100644
---- a/src/WebResponses.cpp
-+++ b/src/WebResponses.cpp
-@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ size_t AsyncAbstractResponse::_ack(AsyncWebServerRequest* request, size_t len, u
-         free(buf);
-         return 0;
-       }
--      outLen = sprintf_P((char*)buf + headLen, PSTR("%x"), readLen) + headLen;
-+      outLen = sprintf_P((char*)buf + headLen, PSTR("%04x"), readLen) + headLen;
-       while (outLen < headLen + 4)
-         buf[outLen++] = ' ';
-       buf[outLen++] = '\r';
diff --git a/scripts/applyPatches.py b/scripts/applyPatches.py
index b6d86be7..1ef36963 100644
--- a/scripts/applyPatches.py
+++ b/scripts/applyPatches.py
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ def applyPatch(libName, patchFile):
 
 
 # list of patches to apply (relative to /src)
-applyPatch("ESPAsyncWebServer", "../patches/AsyncWeb_Prometheus.patch")
-
 if (env['PIOENV'][:5] == "esp32") or (env['PIOENV'][:13] == "opendtufusion"):
     applyPatch("GxEPD2", "../patches/GxEPD2_HAL.patch")
 
diff --git a/src/CHANGES.md b/src/CHANGES.md
index aef37af8..1b733050 100644
--- a/src/CHANGES.md
+++ b/src/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Development Changes
 
+## 0.8.150 - 2024-10-02
+* fix nullptr exception
+* modified MqTT to not publish while not connected
+* removed patch for Webserver library - obsolete
+
 ## 0.8.149 - 2024-10-01
 * fixed send power limit #1757
 * merged: Fix minor typos #1758
diff --git a/src/defines.h b/src/defines.h
index 186e4d91..19e4e6d2 100644
--- a/src/defines.h
+++ b/src/defines.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 //-------------------------------------
 #define VERSION_MAJOR       0
 #define VERSION_MINOR       8
-#define VERSION_PATCH       149
+#define VERSION_PATCH       150
 //-------------------------------------
 typedef struct {
     uint8_t ch;
diff --git a/src/hm/Communication.h b/src/hm/Communication.h
index 1b2a6a7a..4043f610 100644
--- a/src/hm/Communication.h
+++ b/src/hm/Communication.h
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ class Communication : public CommQueue<> {
                                         mHeu.setIvRetriesGood(q->iv,p->millis < LIMIT_VERYFAST_IV);
                                 }
                             } else if (p->packet[0] == (TX_REQ_DEVCONTROL + ALL_FRAMES)) { // response from dev control command
+                                q->iv->radio->mBufCtrl.pop();
                                 if(parseDevCtrl(p, q))
                                     closeRequest(q, true);
                                 else
                                     closeRequest(q, false);
-                                q->iv->radio->mBufCtrl.pop();
                                 return; // don't wait for empty buffer
                             } else if(IV_MI == q->iv->ivGen) {
                                 parseMiFrame(p, q);
diff --git a/src/platformio.ini b/src/platformio.ini
index d67d6091..8553d824 100644
--- a/src/platformio.ini
+++ b/src/platformio.ini
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ lib_deps =
 build_flags =
     -std=c++17
     -std=gnu++17
+    -DEMC_ALLOW_NOT_CONNECTED_PUBLISH
 build_unflags =
     -std=gnu++11
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ lib_deps =
     https://github.com/me-no-dev/ESPAsyncUDP
 build_flags = ${env.build_flags}
     -DEMC_MIN_FREE_MEMORY=4096
+
     -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_STACK_SIZE=4096
     ;-Wl,-Map,output.map
 monitor_filters =