diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index fa5c437c4..5678009c0 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -425,10 +425,14 @@ void NodeDB::installRoleDefaults(meshtastic_Config_DeviceConfig_Role role)
 
 void NodeDB::initModuleConfigIntervals()
 {
-    moduleConfig.telemetry.device_update_interval = default_broadcast_interval_secs;
-    moduleConfig.telemetry.environment_update_interval = default_broadcast_interval_secs;
-    moduleConfig.telemetry.air_quality_interval = default_broadcast_interval_secs;
-    moduleConfig.neighbor_info.update_interval = default_broadcast_interval_secs;
+    // Zero out telemetry intervals so that they coalesce to defaults in Default.h
+    moduleConfig.telemetry.device_update_interval = 0;
+    moduleConfig.telemetry.environment_update_interval = 0;
+    moduleConfig.telemetry.air_quality_interval = 0;
+    moduleConfig.telemetry.power_update_interval = 0;
+    moduleConfig.neighbor_info.update_interval = 0;
+    moduleConfig.paxcounter.paxcounter_update_interval = 0;
+    moduleConfig.neighbor_info.update_interval = 0;
 }
 
 void NodeDB::installDefaultChannels()
@@ -648,6 +652,26 @@ void NodeDB::loadFromDisk()
     if (state == LoadFileResult::SUCCESS) {
         LOG_INFO("Loaded OEMStore\n");
     }
+
+    // 2.4.X - configuration migration to update new default intervals
+    if (moduleConfig.version < 23) {
+        LOG_DEBUG("ModuleConfig version %d is stale, upgrading to new default intervals\n", moduleConfig.version);
+        moduleConfig.version = DEVICESTATE_CUR_VER;
+        if (moduleConfig.telemetry.device_update_interval == 900)
+            moduleConfig.telemetry.device_update_interval = 0;
+        if (moduleConfig.telemetry.environment_update_interval == 900)
+            moduleConfig.telemetry.environment_update_interval = 0;
+        if (moduleConfig.telemetry.air_quality_interval == 900)
+            moduleConfig.telemetry.air_quality_interval = 0;
+        if (moduleConfig.telemetry.power_update_interval == 900)
+            moduleConfig.telemetry.power_update_interval = 0;
+        if (moduleConfig.neighbor_info.update_interval == 900)
+            moduleConfig.neighbor_info.update_interval = 0;
+        if (moduleConfig.paxcounter.paxcounter_update_interval == 900)
+            moduleConfig.paxcounter.paxcounter_update_interval = 0;
+
+        saveToDisk(SEGMENT_MODULECONFIG);
+    }
 }
 
 /** Save a protobuf from a file, return true for success */
diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
index 61bf90d4d..5207d8629 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ DeviceState versions used to be defined in the .proto file but really only this
 #define SEGMENT_DEVICESTATE 4
 #define SEGMENT_CHANNELS 8
 
-#define DEVICESTATE_CUR_VER 22
-#define DEVICESTATE_MIN_VER DEVICESTATE_CUR_VER
+#define DEVICESTATE_CUR_VER 23
+#define DEVICESTATE_MIN_VER 22
 
 extern meshtastic_DeviceState devicestate;
 extern meshtastic_ChannelFile channelFile;