diff --git a/src/shared/radio/SX1278/SX1278.cpp b/src/shared/radio/SX1278/SX1278.cpp
index 9accf796126559e3b56886023cbe8f94498cb654..f2765db503a1b78ce70c86e7b1af9d914a8a861f 100644
--- a/src/shared/radio/SX1278/SX1278.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/radio/SX1278/SX1278.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ SX1278::Error SX1278::init(Config config)
         spi.writeRegister(REG_RX_TIMEOUT_3, 0x00);
         spi.writeRegister(REG_PACKET_CONFIG_1,
                           RegPacketConfig1::PACKET_FORMAT_VARIABLE_LENGTH |
-                              RegPacketConfig1::DC_FREE_NONE |
+                              RegPacketConfig1::DC_FREE_MANCHESTER |
                               RegPacketConfig1::CRC_ON |
                               RegPacketConfig1::ADDRESS_FILTERING_NONE |
                               RegPacketConfig1::CRC_WHITENING_TYPE_CCITT_CRC);