diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
index 0fb131b145..8efff3d329 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
@@ -79,14 +79,15 @@ int MeshService::handleFromRadio(const meshtastic_MeshPacket *mp)
     powerFSM.trigger(EVENT_PACKET_FOR_PHONE); // Possibly keep the node from sleeping
 
     nodeDB->updateFrom(*mp); // update our DB state based off sniffing every RX packet from the radio
+    bool isPreferredRebroadcaster =
+        IS_ONE_OF(config.device.role, meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_ROUTER, meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_REPEATER);
     if (mp->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag &&
         mp->decoded.portnum == meshtastic_PortNum_TELEMETRY_APP && mp->decoded.request_id > 0) {
         LOG_DEBUG("Received telemetry response. Skip sending our NodeInfo."); //  because this potentially a Repeater which will
                                                                               //  ignore our request for its NodeInfo
     } else if (mp->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag && !nodeDB->getMeshNode(mp->from)->has_user &&
-               nodeInfoModule) {
-        if (airTime->isTxAllowedChannelUtil(true) && !IS_ONE_OF(config.device.role, meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_ROUTER,
-                                                                meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role_REPEATER)) {
+               nodeInfoModule && !isPreferredRebroadcaster) {
+        if (airTime->isTxAllowedChannelUtil(true)) {
             LOG_INFO("Heard new node on channel %d, sending NodeInfo and asking for a response.", mp->channel);
             nodeInfoModule->sendOurNodeInfo(mp->from, true, mp->channel);
         } else {