diff --git a/app/position/positionkit.cpp b/app/position/positionkit.cpp
index addd834f5..85c6677a5 100644
--- a/app/position/positionkit.cpp
+++ b/app/position/positionkit.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ QString PositionKit::positionCrs3DGeoidModelName()
     return mVerticalCrs.description();
   }
 
-  // for internal providers return EGM96 model
-  if ( mPositionProvider->type() == QStringLiteral( "internal" ) && !mPosition.isMock )
+  // for internal providers return EGM96 model if it's not mock, and we haven't got orthometric height
+  if ( mPositionProvider->type() == QStringLiteral( "internal" ) && !mPosition.isMock && !std::isnan( mPosition.elevation_diff ) )
   {
     return QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::fromEpsgId( 5773 ).description();
   }
diff --git a/app/position/positiontransformer.cpp b/app/position/positiontransformer.cpp
index 7709ff136..3d5dd559c 100644
--- a/app/position/positiontransformer.cpp
+++ b/app/position/positiontransformer.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ GeoPosition PositionTransformer::processInternalIosPosition( QGeoPositionInfo &g
   QgsPoint geoidPosition;
 
   const bool isInternalProviderEllipsoidAltitude = !isMockedLocation && isEllipsoidalAltitude;
-  const bool isMockedProviderEllipsoidAltitude = isMockedLocation && isEllipsoidalAltitude;
-
-  if ( isInternalProviderEllipsoidAltitude || ( isMockedProviderEllipsoidAltitude && !mSkipElevationTransformation ) )
+  // with mocked position we expect ellipsoid elevation
+  if ( isInternalProviderEllipsoidAltitude || ( isMockedLocation && !mSkipElevationTransformation ) )
   {
     geoidPosition = InputUtils::transformPoint(
                       mSourceCrs,
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@ GeoPosition PositionTransformer::processInternalIosPosition( QGeoPositionInfo &g
     // - on iOS - it would return MSL altitude, but we have a custom patch in vcpkg to return
     //   ellipsoid altitude, if it's available (so we do not rely on geoid model of unknown quality/resolution),
     //   or we get orthometric altitude from mocked location, but the altitude separation is unknown
-    if ( isEllipsoidalAltitude && !mSkipElevationTransformation )
+    if ( isInternalProviderEllipsoidAltitude || ( isMockedLocation && !mSkipElevationTransformation ) )
     {
       const double ellipsoidAltitude = geoPosition.coordinate().altitude();
       const double geoidSeparation = ellipsoidAltitude - geoidPosition.z();
diff --git a/app/test/testposition.cpp b/app/test/testposition.cpp
index 2a4a8213f..6c0bdba26 100644
--- a/app/test/testposition.cpp
+++ b/app/test/testposition.cpp
@@ -702,30 +702,14 @@ void TestPosition::testPositionTransformerInternalIosPosition()
   QVERIFY( !geoPosition.hasAttribute( QGeoPositionInfo::VerticalSpeed ) );
   QVERIFY( !geoPosition.hasAttribute( QGeoPositionInfo::MagneticVariation ) );
 
-
-  // ellipsoid elevation
-  geoPosition.setAttribute( QGeoPositionInfo::VerticalSpeed, 1 );
-  // mocked
-  geoPosition.setAttribute( QGeoPositionInfo::MagneticVariation, 1 );
-  // transform with pass through disabled, position is mocked and ellipsoid
-  newPosition = positionTransformer.processInternalIosPosition( geoPosition );
-
-  QVERIFY( qgsDoubleNear( newPosition.elevation, 127.53574931171875 ) );
-  QVERIFY( qgsDoubleNear( newPosition.elevation_diff, 43.764250688281265 ) );
-  QVERIFY( newPosition.isMock );
-  QVERIFY( !geoPosition.hasAttribute( QGeoPositionInfo::VerticalSpeed ) );
-  QVERIFY( !geoPosition.hasAttribute( QGeoPositionInfo::MagneticVariation ) );
-
-
   // mocked
   geoPosition.setAttribute( QGeoPositionInfo::MagneticVariation, 1 );
   // transform with pass through disabled, position is mocked and orthometric
   newPosition = positionTransformer.processInternalIosPosition( geoPosition );
 
-  QCOMPARE( newPosition.elevation, 171.3 );
-  QCOMPARE( newPosition.elevation_diff, std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN() );
+  QCOMPARE( newPosition.elevation, 127.53574931171875 );
+  QCOMPARE( newPosition.elevation_diff, 43.764250688281265 );
   QVERIFY( newPosition.isMock );
-  QVERIFY( !geoPosition.hasAttribute( QGeoPositionInfo::VerticalSpeed ) );
   QVERIFY( !geoPosition.hasAttribute( QGeoPositionInfo::MagneticVariation ) );