diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 45f4eb7b5..e29736712 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -447,9 +447,11 @@ void setup()
     LOG_INFO("\n\n//\\ E S H T /\\ S T / C\n");
 
 #if defined(ARCH_ESP32) && defined(BOARD_HAS_PSRAM)
+#ifndef SENSECAP_INDICATOR
     // use PSRAM for malloc calls > 256 bytes
     heap_caps_malloc_extmem_enable(256);
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #if defined(DEBUG_MUTE) && defined(DEBUG_PORT)
     DEBUG_PORT.printf("\r\n\r\n//\\ E S H T /\\ S T / C\r\n");