diff --git a/src/mesh/RF95Interface.cpp b/src/mesh/RF95Interface.cpp
index f4344941d..2e378aacb 100644
--- a/src/mesh/RF95Interface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/RF95Interface.cpp
@@ -67,19 +67,12 @@ bool RF95Interface::init()
 #endif
     setTransmitEnable(false);
 
-    int res = lora->begin(getFreq(), bw, sf, cr, syncWord, power, currentLimit, preambleLength);
+    int res = lora->begin(getFreq(), bw, sf, cr, syncWord, power, preambleLength);
     LOG_INFO("RF95 init result %d\n", res);
-
     LOG_INFO("Frequency set to %f\n", getFreq());
     LOG_INFO("Bandwidth set to %f\n", bw);
     LOG_INFO("Power output set to %d\n", power);
 
-    // current limit was removed from module' ctor
-    // override default value (60 mA)
-    res = lora->setCurrentLimit(currentLimit);
-    LOG_DEBUG("Current limit set to %f\n", currentLimit);
-    LOG_DEBUG("Current limit set result %d\n", res);
-
     if (res == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE)
         res = lora->setCRC(RADIOLIB_SX126X_LORA_CRC_ON);
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.h b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.h
index 1a84c87f9..b9511fd5d 100644
--- a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.h
+++ b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class RadioInterface
       - Tx/Rx turnaround time (maximum of SX126x and SX127x);
       - MAC processing time (measured on T-beam) */
     uint32_t slotTimeMsec = 8.5 * pow(2, sf) / bw + 0.2 + 0.4 + 7;
-    uint16_t preambleLength = 32; // 8 is default, but we use longer to increase the amount of sleep time when receiving
+    uint16_t preambleLength = 16; // 8 is default, but we use longer to increase the amount of sleep time when receiving
     const uint32_t PROCESSING_TIME_MSEC =
         4500;                // time to construct, process and construct a packet again (empirically determined)
     const uint8_t CWmin = 2; // minimum CWsize