diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index 8b40f9e9..fae351f0 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -938,7 +938,8 @@ void serializeInfo(JsonObject root)
   //root[F("cn")] = F(WLED_CODENAME);    //WLEDMM removed
   root[F("release")] = FPSTR(releaseString);
   root[F("rel")] = FPSTR(releaseString); //WLEDMM to add bin name
-  root[F("deviceId")] = getDeviceId();
+
+ // root[F("deviceId")] = getDeviceId();  // temporarily disabled, as getDeviceId() causes a crash on some esp32 boards.
 
   JsonObject leds = root.createNestedObject("leds");
   leds[F("count")] = strip.getLengthTotal();