diff --git a/src/modules/DetectionSensorModule.cpp b/src/modules/DetectionSensorModule.cpp
index cb27cbd48..817248970 100644
--- a/src/modules/DetectionSensorModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/DetectionSensorModule.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int32_t DetectionSensorModule::runOnce()
     // moduleConfig.detection_sensor.minimum_broadcast_secs = 30;
     // moduleConfig.detection_sensor.state_broadcast_secs = 120;
     // moduleConfig.detection_sensor.detection_trigger_type =
-    //          meshtastic_ModuleConfig_DetectionSensorConfig_TriggerType_LOGIC_HIGH;
+    // meshtastic_ModuleConfig_DetectionSensorConfig_TriggerType_LOGIC_HIGH;
     // strcpy(moduleConfig.detection_sensor.name, "Motion");
 
     if (moduleConfig.detection_sensor.enabled == false)
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ void DetectionSensorModule::sendDetectionMessage()
     char *message = new char[40];
     sprintf(message, "%s detected", moduleConfig.detection_sensor.name);
     meshtastic_MeshPacket *p = allocDataPacket();
+    p->to = nodeDB->getNodeNum(); //set destination to self or it would go to 0xffffffff
     p->want_ack = false;
     p->decoded.payload.size = strlen(message);
     memcpy(p->decoded.payload.bytes, message, p->decoded.payload.size);
@@ -140,8 +141,8 @@ void DetectionSensorModule::sendCurrentStateMessage(bool state)
 {
     char *message = new char[40];
     sprintf(message, "%s state: %i", moduleConfig.detection_sensor.name, state);
-
     meshtastic_MeshPacket *p = allocDataPacket();
+    p->to = nodeDB->getNodeNum(); //set destination to self or it would go to 0xffffffff
     p->want_ack = false;
     p->decoded.payload.size = strlen(message);
     memcpy(p->decoded.payload.bytes, message, p->decoded.payload.size);
@@ -156,4 +157,4 @@ bool DetectionSensorModule::hasDetectionEvent()
     bool currentState = digitalRead(moduleConfig.detection_sensor.monitor_pin);
     // LOG_DEBUG("Detection Sensor Module: Current state: %i", currentState);
     return (moduleConfig.detection_sensor.detection_trigger_type & 1) ? currentState : !currentState;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}