diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 93c5f8122..f12ef6de9 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -883,7 +883,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
 
   if(m_config.my_callsign()=="K1JT" or m_config.my_callsign()=="K9AN" or
      m_config.my_callsign()=="G4WJS" || m_config.my_callsign () == "G3PQA") {
-      ui->actionFT8->setEnabled(true);
       ui->actionWSPR_LF->setEnabled(true);
   }
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 8e4acabd3..faab4102e 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -2975,7 +2975,7 @@ QPushButton[state="ok"] {
     <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
    <property name="enabled">
-    <bool>false</bool>
+    <bool>true</bool>
    </property>
    <property name="text">
     <string>FT8</string>