diff --git a/src/modules/esp32/ZPSModule.cpp b/src/modules/esp32/ZPSModule.cpp
index a79f8505f..92fd3c2f4 100644
--- a/src/modules/esp32/ZPSModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/esp32/ZPSModule.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include "gps/RTC.h"
 #include <WiFi.h>
 
+#if !defined(MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_BLUETOOTH)
+
 #include "NimBLEDevice.h"
 
 #define BLE_MAX_REC 15
@@ -416,3 +418,5 @@ static int ble_scan(uint32_t duration, bool passive, bool dedup)
 
     return rc;
 }
+
+#endif // MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_BLUETOOTH
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/modules/esp32/ZPSModule.h b/src/modules/esp32/ZPSModule.h
index 3dd73a959..1fa3650d5 100644
--- a/src/modules/esp32/ZPSModule.h
+++ b/src/modules/esp32/ZPSModule.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class ZPSModule : public SinglePortModule, private concurrency::OSThread
 
   private:
     // outbound data packet staging buffer and record counter
-    uint64_t netData[ZPS_DATAPKT_MAXITEMS + 2];
+    uint64_t netData[ZPS_DATAPKT_MAXITEMS + 2] = {0};
     uint8_t netRecs = 0;
 
     // mini state machine to alternate between BSS(Wifi) and BLE scanning