diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java
index 923ee95c..83e26912 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java
@@ -117,24 +117,22 @@ class PebbleIoThread extends GBDeviceIoThread {
                     try {
                         JSONArray jsonArray = new JSONArray(jsonString);
                         write(mPebbleProtocol.encodeApplicationMessageFromJSON(uuid, jsonArray));
-                        sendAppMessageAck(transaction_id);
-
+                        if (transaction_id >= 0 && transaction_id <= 255) {
+                            sendAppMessageAck(transaction_id);
+                        }
                     } catch (JSONException e) {
                         e.printStackTrace();
                     }
                     break;
                 case PEBBLEKIT_ACTION_APP_ACK:
-                    // we do not get a uuid and cannot map a transaction id to it, so we ack in PebbleProtocol early
-                    /*
-                    uuid = (UUID) intent.getSerializableExtra("uuid");
-                    int transaction_id = intent.getIntExtra("transaction_id", -1);
+                    transaction_id = intent.getIntExtra("transaction_id", -1);
                     if (transaction_id >= 0 && transaction_id <= 255) {
-                        write(mPebbleProtocol.encodeApplicationMessageAck(uuid, (byte) transaction_id));
+                        write(mPebbleProtocol.encodeApplicationMessageAck(null, (byte) transaction_id));
                     } else {
                         LOG.warn("illegal transacktion id " + transaction_id);
                     }
-                    */
                     break;
+
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleProtocol.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleProtocol.java
index eff90ef3..121cbb44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleProtocol.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleProtocol.java
@@ -1698,6 +1698,9 @@ public class PebbleProtocol extends GBDeviceProtocol {
     }
 
     byte[] encodeApplicationMessageAck(UUID uuid, byte id) {
+        if (uuid == null) {
+            uuid = currentRunningApp;
+        }
         ByteBuffer buf = ByteBuffer.allocate(LENGTH_PREFIX + 18); // +ACK
 
         buf.order(ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN);
@@ -1829,14 +1832,15 @@ public class PebbleProtocol extends GBDeviceProtocol {
         }
 
         // this is a hack we send an ack to the Pebble immediately because we cannot map the transaction_id from the intent back to a uuid yet
+        /*
         GBDeviceEventSendBytes sendBytesAck = new GBDeviceEventSendBytes();
         sendBytesAck.encodedBytes = encodeApplicationMessageAck(uuid, last_id);
-
+        */
         GBDeviceEventAppMessage appMessage = new GBDeviceEventAppMessage();
         appMessage.appUUID = uuid;
         appMessage.id = last_id & 0xff;
         appMessage.message = jsonArray.toString();
-        return new GBDeviceEvent[]{appMessage, sendBytesAck};
+        return new GBDeviceEvent[]{appMessage};
     }
 
     byte[] encodeApplicationMessagePush(short endpoint, UUID uuid, ArrayList<Pair<Integer, Object>> pairs) {