diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 06180310a9..5244fd10fa 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ NodeDB::NodeDB()
     owner.hw_model = HW_VENDOR;
     // Ensure user (nodeinfo) role is set to whatever we're configured to
     owner.role = config.device.role;
+    // Ensure macaddr is set to our macaddr as it will be copied in our info below
+    memcpy(owner.macaddr, ourMacAddr, sizeof(owner.macaddr));
 
     // Include our owner in the node db under our nodenum
     meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *info = getOrCreateMeshNode(getNodeNum());
@@ -1194,4 +1196,4 @@ void recordCriticalError(meshtastic_CriticalErrorCode code, uint32_t address, co
     LOG_ERROR("A critical failure occurred, portduino is exiting...");
     exit(2);
 #endif
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index 69c4784820..95d3d2538d 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [VERSION]  
 major = 2
 minor = 5
-build = 1
+build = 0