diff --git a/src/CommandMessenger.cpp b/src/CommandMessenger.cpp
index 0d0dcd08..e7ad8b51 100644
--- a/src/CommandMessenger.cpp
+++ b/src/CommandMessenger.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void attachCommandCallbacks()
     cmdMessenger.attach(kSetLcdDisplayI2C, LCDDisplay::OnSet);
 #endif
 
-#if MF_OUTPUT_SHIFTER_SUPPORT
+#if MF_OUTPUT_SHIFTER_SUPPORT == 1
     cmdMessenger.attach(kSetShiftRegisterPins, OutputShifter::OnSet);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 4d27dbff..a96e6ca6 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -76,16 +76,15 @@ bool readConfigLength()
     uint16_t addreeprom = MEM_OFFSET_CONFIG;
     uint16_t length     = MFeeprom.get_length();
     configLength        = 0;
-    do {
-        temp = MFeeprom.read_char(addreeprom++);
+
+    while (MFeeprom.read_byte(addreeprom++) != 0x00) {
         configLength++;
         if (addreeprom > length) // abort if EEPROM size will be exceeded
         {
             cmdMessenger.sendCmd(kStatus, F("Loading config failed")); // text or "-1" like config upload?
             return false;
         }
-    } while (temp != 0x00); // reads until NULL
-    configLength--;
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ uint8_t readUintFromEEPROM(volatile uint16_t *addreeprom)
     char    params[4] = {0}; // max 3 (255) digits NULL terminated
     uint8_t counter   = 0;
     do {
-        params[counter++] = MFeeprom.read_char((*addreeprom)++);      // read character from eeprom and locate next buffer and eeprom location
+        params[counter++] = MFeeprom.read_byte((*addreeprom)++);      // read character from eeprom and locate next buffer and eeprom location
     } while (params[counter - 1] != '.' && counter < sizeof(params)); // reads until limiter '.' and for safety reason not more then size of params[]
     params[counter - 1] = 0x00;                                       // replace '.' by NULL to terminate the string
     return atoi(params);
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ bool readEndCommandFromEEPROM(uint16_t *addreeprom)
     char     temp   = 0;
     uint16_t length = MFeeprom.get_length();
     do {
-        temp = MFeeprom.read_char((*addreeprom)++);
+        temp = MFeeprom.read_byte((*addreeprom)++);
         if (*addreeprom > length) // abort if EEPROM size will be exceeded
             return false;
     } while (temp != ':'); // reads until limiter ':'
@@ -386,9 +385,9 @@ void OnGetConfig()
     setLastCommandMillis();
     cmdMessenger.sendCmdStart(kInfo);
     if (configLength > 0) {
-        cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg(MFeeprom.read_char(MEM_OFFSET_CONFIG));
+        cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg((char)MFeeprom.read_byte(MEM_OFFSET_CONFIG));
         for (uint16_t i = 1; i < configLength; i++) {
-            cmdMessenger.sendArg(MFeeprom.read_char(MEM_OFFSET_CONFIG + i));
+            cmdMessenger.sendArg((char)MFeeprom.read_byte(MEM_OFFSET_CONFIG + i));
         }
     }
     cmdMessenger.sendCmdEnd();
@@ -444,7 +443,7 @@ void storeName()
 
 void restoreName()
 {
-    if (MFeeprom.read_char(MEM_OFFSET_NAME) != '#')
+    if (MFeeprom.read_byte(MEM_OFFSET_NAME) != '#')
         return;
 
     MFeeprom.read_block(MEM_OFFSET_NAME + 1, name, MEM_LEN_NAME - 1);
diff --git a/src/MF_Modules/MFEEPROM.cpp b/src/MF_Modules/MFEEPROM.cpp
index d1f1b4bc..4dddc60f 100644
--- a/src/MF_Modules/MFEEPROM.cpp
+++ b/src/MF_Modules/MFEEPROM.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #include "MFEEPROM.h"
-#include <EEPROM.h>
 
 MFEEPROM::MFEEPROM() {}
 
@@ -20,34 +19,16 @@ uint16_t MFEEPROM::get_length(void)
     return _eepromLength;
 }
 
-bool MFEEPROM::read_block(uint16_t adr, char data[], uint16_t len)
-{
-    if (adr + len > _eepromLength) return false;
-    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-        data[i] = read_char(adr + i);
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool MFEEPROM::write_block(uint16_t adr, char data[], uint16_t len)
-{
-    if (adr + len > _eepromLength) return false;
-    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-        EEPROM.put(adr + i, data[i]);
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-char MFEEPROM::read_char(uint16_t adr)
+uint8_t MFEEPROM::read_byte(uint16_t adr)
 {
     if (adr >= _eepromLength) return 0;
     return EEPROM.read(adr);
 }
 
-bool MFEEPROM::write_byte(uint16_t adr, char data)
+bool MFEEPROM::write_byte(uint16_t adr, const uint8_t data)
 {
     if (adr >= _eepromLength) return false;
-    EEPROM.put(adr, data);
+    EEPROM.write(adr, data);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/MF_Modules/MFEEPROM.h b/src/MF_Modules/MFEEPROM.h
index 1e72c6eb..064602fc 100644
--- a/src/MF_Modules/MFEEPROM.h
+++ b/src/MF_Modules/MFEEPROM.h
@@ -6,22 +6,56 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <stdint.h>
+#include <EEPROM.h>
 
 class MFEEPROM
 {
+private:
+    uint16_t _eepromLength = 0;
 
 public:
     MFEEPROM();
     void     init(void);
     uint16_t get_length(void);
-    bool     read_block(uint16_t addr, char data[], uint16_t len);
-    bool     write_block(uint16_t addr, char data[], uint16_t len);
-    char     read_char(uint16_t adr);
-    bool     write_byte(uint16_t adr, char data);
+    uint8_t read_byte(uint16_t adr);
+    bool write_byte(uint16_t adr, const uint8_t data);
 
-private:
-    uint16_t _eepromLength = 0;
+    template <typename T>
+    bool read_block(uint16_t adr, T &t)
+    {
+        if (adr + sizeof(T) > _eepromLength) return false;
+        EEPROM.get(adr, t);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    bool read_block(uint16_t adr, T &t, uint16_t len)
+    {
+        if (adr + len > _eepromLength) return false;
+        uint8_t *ptr = (uint8_t*) &t;
+        for (uint16_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+            *ptr++ = EEPROM.read(adr + i);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    const bool write_block(uint16_t adr, const T &t)
+    {
+        if (adr + sizeof(T) > _eepromLength) return false;
+        EEPROM.put(adr, t);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    const bool write_block(uint16_t adr, const T &t, uint16_t len)
+    {
+        if (adr + len > _eepromLength) return false;
+        for (uint16_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+            EEPROM.put(adr + i, t[i]);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 };
 
 // MFEEPROM.h
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