diff --git a/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp b/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp
index 2182ed1241..580fc46e19 100644
--- a/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,19 @@
 
 PaxcounterModule *paxcounterModule;
 
-void NullFunc(){};
-
-// paxcounterModule->sendInfo(NODENUM_BROADCAST);
+/**
+ * Callback function for libpax.
+ * We only clear our sent flag here, since this function is called from another thread, so we
+ * cannot send to the mesh directly.
+ */
+void PaxcounterModule::handlePaxCounterReportRequest()
+{
+    // The libpax library already updated our data structure, just before invoking this callback.
+    LOG_INFO("PaxcounterModule: libpax reported new data: wifi=%d; ble=%d; uptime=%lu\n",
+             paxcounterModule->count_from_libpax.wifi_count, paxcounterModule->count_from_libpax.ble_count, millis() / 1000);
+    paxcounterModule->reportedDataSent = false;
+    paxcounterModule->setIntervalFromNow(0);
+}
 
 PaxcounterModule::PaxcounterModule()
     : concurrency::OSThread("PaxcounterModule"),
@@ -17,11 +27,20 @@ PaxcounterModule::PaxcounterModule()
 {
 }
 
+/**
+ * Send the Pax information to the mesh if we got new data from libpax.
+ * This is called periodically from our runOnce() method and will actually send the data to the mesh
+ * if libpax updated it since the last transmission through the callback.
+ * @param dest - destination node (usually NODENUM_BROADCAST)
+ * @return false if sending is unnecessary, true if information was sent
+ */
 bool PaxcounterModule::sendInfo(NodeNum dest)
 {
-    libpax_counter_count(&count_from_libpax);
-    LOG_INFO("(Sending): pax: wifi=%d; ble=%d; uptime=%d\n", count_from_libpax.wifi_count, count_from_libpax.ble_count,
-             millis() / 1000);
+    if (paxcounterModule->reportedDataSent)
+        return false;
+
+    LOG_INFO("PaxcounterModule: sending pax info wifi=%d; ble=%d; uptime=%lu\n", count_from_libpax.wifi_count,
+             count_from_libpax.ble_count, millis() / 1000);
 
     meshtastic_Paxcount pl = meshtastic_Paxcount_init_default;
     pl.wifi = count_from_libpax.wifi_count;
@@ -34,6 +53,9 @@ bool PaxcounterModule::sendInfo(NodeNum dest)
     p->priority = meshtastic_MeshPacket_Priority_MIN;
 
     service.sendToMesh(p, RX_SRC_LOCAL, true);
+
+    paxcounterModule->reportedDataSent = true;
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +89,7 @@ int32_t PaxcounterModule::runOnce()
             libpax_default_config(&configuration);
 
             configuration.blecounter = 1;
-            configuration.blescantime = 0; // infinit
+            configuration.blescantime = 0; // infinite
             configuration.wificounter = 1;
             configuration.wifi_channel_map = WIFI_CHANNEL_ALL;
             configuration.wifi_channel_switch_interval = 50;
@@ -76,7 +98,8 @@ int32_t PaxcounterModule::runOnce()
             libpax_update_config(&configuration);
 
             // internal processing initialization
-            libpax_counter_init(NullFunc, &count_from_libpax, UINT16_MAX, 1);
+            libpax_counter_init(handlePaxCounterReportRequest, &count_from_libpax,
+                                moduleConfig.paxcounter.paxcounter_update_interval, 0);
             libpax_counter_start();
         } else {
             sendInfo(NODENUM_BROADCAST);
diff --git a/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.h b/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.h
index e72f874505..ebd6e71919 100644
--- a/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.h
+++ b/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.h
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@
 #include <libpax_api.h>
 
 /**
- * A simple example module that just replies with "Message received" to any message it receives.
+ * Wrapper module for the estimate passenger (PAX) count library (https://github.com/dbinfrago/libpax) which
+ * implements the core functionality of the ESP32 Paxcounter project (https://github.com/cyberman54/ESP32-Paxcounter)
  */
 class PaxcounterModule : private concurrency::OSThread, public ProtobufModule<meshtastic_Paxcount>
 {
     bool firstTime = true;
+    bool reportedDataSent = true;
+
+    static void handlePaxCounterReportRequest();
 
   public:
     PaxcounterModule();