diff --git a/changelog/as-fix-ece-with-woopay b/changelog/as-fix-ece-with-woopay
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5bf422d22ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/as-fix-ece-with-woopay
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: add
+
+Fix ECE not working without WooPay.
diff --git a/client/express-checkout/blocks/components/express-checkout-container.js b/client/express-checkout/blocks/components/express-checkout-container.js
index e25960c03cd..9285227bf63 100644
--- a/client/express-checkout/blocks/components/express-checkout-container.js
+++ b/client/express-checkout/blocks/components/express-checkout-container.js
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ const ExpressCheckoutContainer = ( props ) => {
 	};
 
 	return (
-		<Elements stripe={ stripe } options={ options }>
-			<ExpressCheckoutComponent { ...props } />
-		</Elements>
+		<div style={ { minHeight: '50px' } }>
+			<Elements stripe={ stripe } options={ options }>
+				<ExpressCheckoutComponent { ...props } />
+			</Elements>
+		</div>
 	);
 };
 
diff --git a/client/express-checkout/blocks/index.js b/client/express-checkout/blocks/index.js
index c7aac8d9b5c..79e54d80a0b 100644
--- a/client/express-checkout/blocks/index.js
+++ b/client/express-checkout/blocks/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-/* global wcpayConfig, wcpayExpressCheckoutParams */
-
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
@@ -26,11 +24,7 @@ const expressCheckoutElementPaymentMethod = ( api ) => ( {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if ( typeof wcpayConfig !== 'undefined' ) {
-			return wcpayConfig.isExpressCheckoutElementEnabled;
-		}
-
-		return false;
+		return true;
 	},
 } );