diff --git a/src/mesh/TypeConversions.cpp b/src/mesh/TypeConversions.cpp
index b7c483e40..f7a772d76 100644
--- a/src/mesh/TypeConversions.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/TypeConversions.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ void TypeConversions::CopyUserToNodeInfoLite(meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *lite, cons
 
     nodeInfoLiteSetBit(lite, NODEINFO_BITFIELD_IS_LICENSED_MASK, user.is_licensed);
     nodeInfoLiteSetBit(lite, NODEINFO_BITFIELD_HAS_IS_UNMESSAGABLE_MASK, user.has_is_unmessagable);
-    nodeInfoLiteSetBit(lite, NODEINFO_BITFIELD_IS_UNMESSAGABLE_MASK, user.is_unmessagable);
+    nodeInfoLiteSetBit(lite, NODEINFO_BITFIELD_IS_UNMESSAGABLE_MASK,
+                       user.has_is_unmessagable && user.is_unmessagable);
     nodeInfoLiteSetBit(lite, NODEINFO_BITFIELD_HAS_USER_MASK, true);
 }