diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
index 32565cb29..90da7ea5c 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,13 @@ 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
-    if (mp->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag && !nodeDB.getMeshNode(mp->from)->has_user &&
-        nodeInfoModule) {
+    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.\n");
+    } else if (mp->which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_decoded_tag && !nodeDB.getMeshNode(mp->from)->has_user &&
+               nodeInfoModule) {
         LOG_INFO("Heard a node on channel %d we don't know, sending NodeInfo and asking for a response.\n", mp->channel);
         nodeInfoModule->sendOurNodeInfo(mp->from, true, mp->channel);
     }