diff --git a/src/IoTHub.Portal.Infrastructure/Services/LoRaWanManagementService.cs b/src/IoTHub.Portal.Infrastructure/Services/LoRaWanManagementService.cs
index e2199400d..56fb25c0f 100644
--- a/src/IoTHub.Portal.Infrastructure/Services/LoRaWanManagementService.cs
+++ b/src/IoTHub.Portal.Infrastructure/Services/LoRaWanManagementService.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ namespace IoTHub.Portal.Infrastructure.Services
     using System.Net.Http.Headers;
     using System.Net.Http.Json;
     using System.Reflection;
-    using System.Text;
     using System.Text.Json;
     using System.Threading.Tasks;
     using IoTHub.Portal.Application.Services;
@@ -38,9 +37,17 @@ public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> ExecuteLoRaDeviceMessage(string deviceId,
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(deviceId, nameof(deviceId));
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(commandDto, nameof(commandDto));
 
+            // Convert the hex frame to a byte array
+            var hexFrame = Enumerable.Range(0, commandDto.Frame.Length / 2)
+                                                            .Select(x => Convert.ToByte(commandDto.Frame.Substring(x * 2, 2), 16))
+                                                            .ToArray();
+
+            // Convert the byte array to a base64 string
+            var rawPayload = Convert.ToBase64String(hexFrame);
+
             var body = new LoRaCloudToDeviceMessage
             {
-                RawPayload = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(commandDto.Frame)),
+                RawPayload = rawPayload,
                 Fport = commandDto.Port,
                 Confirmed = commandDto.Confirmed
             };
diff --git a/src/IoTHub.Portal.Infrastructure/Startup/AzureServiceCollectionExtension.cs b/src/IoTHub.Portal.Infrastructure/Startup/AzureServiceCollectionExtension.cs
index 4022404fa..0f1b277d0 100644
--- a/src/IoTHub.Portal.Infrastructure/Startup/AzureServiceCollectionExtension.cs
+++ b/src/IoTHub.Portal.Infrastructure/Startup/AzureServiceCollectionExtension.cs
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ namespace IoTHub.Portal.Infrastructure.Startup
     using IoTHub.Portal.Models.v10.LoRaWAN;
     using Microsoft.Azure.Devices;
     using Microsoft.Azure.Devices.Provisioning.Service;
-    using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
-    using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
     using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
     using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
     using Polly;
@@ -62,13 +60,13 @@ private static IServiceCollection AddLoRaWanSupport(this IServiceCollection serv
                 return services;
             }
 
-            var transientHttpErrorPolicy = HttpPolicyExtensions
-                                    .HandleTransientHttpError()
-                                    .OrResult(c => c.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
-                                    .WaitAndRetryAsync(3, _ => TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
+            _ = services.AddTransient<ILoRaWanManagementService, LoRaWanManagementService>()
+                        .AddTransient<IDeviceService<LoRaDeviceDetails>, LoRaWanDeviceService>();
 
-            _ = services.AddHttpClient("RestClient")
-                .AddPolicyHandler(transientHttpErrorPolicy);
+            var transientHttpErrorPolicy = HttpPolicyExtensions
+                                 .HandleTransientHttpError()
+                                 .OrResult(c => c.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
+                                 .WaitAndRetryAsync(3, _ => TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
 
             _ = services.AddHttpClient<ILoRaWanManagementService, LoRaWanManagementService>((sp, client) =>
             {
@@ -109,9 +107,8 @@ private static IServiceCollection ConfigureMappers(this IServiceCollection servi
 
         private static IServiceCollection ConfigureServices(this IServiceCollection services)
         {
-            return services.AddTransient<ILoRaWanManagementService, LoRaWanManagementService>()
-                .AddTransient<IDeviceService<DeviceDetails>, DeviceService>()
-                .AddTransient<IDeviceService<LoRaDeviceDetails>, LoRaWanDeviceService>();
+            return services
+                .AddTransient<IDeviceService<DeviceDetails>, DeviceService>();
         }
 
         private static IServiceCollection ConfigureHealthCheck(this IServiceCollection services)