diff --git a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
index f211bb7df..9a8c2d502 100644
--- a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.cpp
@@ -471,6 +471,9 @@ void RadioInterface::applyModemConfig()
     saveChannelNum(channel_num);
     saveFreq(freq + loraConfig.frequency_offset);
 
+    preambleTimeMsec = getPacketTime((uint32_t)0);
+    maxPacketTimeMsec = getPacketTime(meshtastic_Constants_DATA_PAYLOAD_LEN + sizeof(PacketHeader));
+
     LOG_INFO("Radio freq=%.3f, config.lora.frequency_offset=%.3f\n", freq, loraConfig.frequency_offset);
     LOG_INFO("Set radio: region=%s, name=%s, config=%u, ch=%d, power=%d\n", myRegion->name, channelName, loraConfig.modem_preset,
              channel_num, power);
diff --git a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.h b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.h
index 68dbf3522..b5fb5fcd3 100644
--- a/src/mesh/RadioInterface.h
+++ b/src/mesh/RadioInterface.h
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ 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 = 16; // 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
+    uint32_t preambleTimeMsec = 165;   // calculated on startup, this is the default for LongFast
+    uint32_t maxPacketTimeMsec = 3246; // calculated on startup, this is the default for LongFast
     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
diff --git a/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp b/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp
index 54bc70a73..c4145a30c 100644
--- a/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ template <typename T> void SX126xInterface<T>::setStandby()
     assert(err == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE);
 
     isReceiving = false; // If we were receiving, not any more
+    activeReceiveStart = 0;
     disableInterrupt();
     completeSending(); // If we were sending, not anymore
 }
@@ -213,9 +214,10 @@ template <typename T> void SX126xInterface<T>::startReceive()
     setStandby();
 
     // We use a 16 bit preamble so this should save some power by letting radio sit in standby mostly.
-    // Furthermore, we need the HEADER_VALID IRQ flag to detect whether we are actively receiving
-    int err =
-        lora.startReceiveDutyCycleAuto(preambleLength, 8, RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_RX_DEFAULT | RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID);
+    // Furthermore, we need the PREAMBLE_DETECTED and HEADER_VALID IRQ flag to detect whether we are actively receiving
+    int err = lora.startReceiveDutyCycleAuto(preambleLength, 8,
+                                             RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_RX_DEFAULT | RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_RADIOLIB_PREAMBLE_DETECTED |
+                                                 RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID);
     assert(err == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE);
 
     isReceiving = true;
@@ -248,10 +250,27 @@ template <typename T> bool SX126xInterface<T>::isActivelyReceiving()
     // received and handled the interrupt for reading the packet/handling errors.
 
     uint16_t irq = lora.getIrqStatus();
-    bool headerValid = (irq & RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID);
+    bool detected = (irq & (RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID | RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_RADIOLIB_PREAMBLE_DETECTED));
+    // Handle false detections
+    if (detected) {
+        uint32_t now = millis();
+        if (!activeReceiveStart) {
+            activeReceiveStart = now;
+        } else if ((now - activeReceiveStart > 2 * preambleTimeMsec) && !(irq & RADIOLIB_SX126X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID)) {
+            // The HEADER_VALID flag should be set by now if it was really a packet, so ignore PREAMBLE_DETECTED flag
+            activeReceiveStart = 0;
+            LOG_DEBUG("Ignore false preamble detection.\n");
+            return false;
+        } else if (now - activeReceiveStart > maxPacketTimeMsec) {
+            // We should have gotten an RX_DONE IRQ by now if it was really a packet, so ignore HEADER_VALID flag
+            activeReceiveStart = 0;
+            LOG_DEBUG("Ignore false header detection.\n");
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
 
-    // if (headerValid) LOG_DEBUG("rx headerValid\n");
-    return headerValid;
+    // if (detected) LOG_DEBUG("rx detected\n");
+    return detected;
 }
 
 template <typename T> bool SX126xInterface<T>::sleep()
diff --git a/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.h b/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.h
index a773fd71f..f7ed270d4 100644
--- a/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.h
+++ b/src/mesh/SX126xInterface.h
@@ -68,4 +68,5 @@ template <class T> class SX126xInterface : public RadioLibInterface
     virtual void setStandby() override;
 
   private:
+    uint32_t activeReceiveStart = 0;
 };
diff --git a/src/mesh/SX128xInterface.cpp b/src/mesh/SX128xInterface.cpp
index 308e4a52a..aff4c1253 100644
--- a/src/mesh/SX128xInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/SX128xInterface.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ template <typename T> void SX128xInterface<T>::setStandby()
 #endif
 
     isReceiving = false; // If we were receiving, not any more
+    activeReceiveStart = 0;
     disableInterrupt();
     completeSending(); // If we were sending, not anymore
 }
@@ -203,9 +204,10 @@ template <typename T> void SX128xInterface<T>::startReceive()
     digitalWrite(SX128X_TXEN, LOW);
 #endif
 
-    // We use the HEADER_VALID IRQ flag to detect whether we are actively receiving
-    int err =
-        lora.startReceive(RADIOLIB_SX128X_RX_TIMEOUT_INF, RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_RX_DEFAULT | RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID);
+    // We use the PREAMBLE_DETECTED and HEADER_VALID IRQ flag to detect whether we are actively receiving
+    int err = lora.startReceive(RADIOLIB_SX128X_RX_TIMEOUT_INF, RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_RX_DEFAULT |
+                                                                    RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_RADIOLIB_PREAMBLE_DETECTED |
+                                                                    RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID);
 
     assert(err == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE);
 
@@ -236,8 +238,27 @@ template <typename T> bool SX128xInterface<T>::isChannelActive()
 template <typename T> bool SX128xInterface<T>::isActivelyReceiving()
 {
     uint16_t irq = lora.getIrqStatus();
-    bool hasHeader = (irq & RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID);
-    return hasHeader;
+    bool detected = (irq & (RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID | RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_RADIOLIB_PREAMBLE_DETECTED));
+
+    // Handle false detections
+    if (detected) {
+        uint32_t now = millis();
+        if (!activeReceiveStart) {
+            activeReceiveStart = now;
+        } else if ((now - activeReceiveStart > 2 * preambleTimeMsec) && !(irq & RADIOLIB_SX128X_IRQ_HEADER_VALID)) {
+            // The HEADER_VALID flag should be set by now if it was really a packet, so ignore PREAMBLE_DETECTED flag
+            activeReceiveStart = 0;
+            LOG_DEBUG("Ignore false preamble detection.\n");
+            return false;
+        } else if (now - activeReceiveStart > maxPacketTimeMsec) {
+            // We should have gotten an RX_DONE IRQ by now if it was really a packet, so ignore HEADER_VALID flag
+            activeReceiveStart = 0;
+            LOG_DEBUG("Ignore false header detection.\n");
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return detected;
 }
 
 template <typename T> bool SX128xInterface<T>::sleep()
diff --git a/src/mesh/SX128xInterface.h b/src/mesh/SX128xInterface.h
index 235d39ee0..434d4b1d9 100644
--- a/src/mesh/SX128xInterface.h
+++ b/src/mesh/SX128xInterface.h
@@ -68,4 +68,5 @@ template <class T> class SX128xInterface : public RadioLibInterface
     virtual void setStandby() override;
 
   private:
+    uint32_t activeReceiveStart = 0;
 };
diff --git a/variants/rak4631/variant.h b/variants/rak4631/variant.h
index 68b2b1172..69a77a029 100644
--- a/variants/rak4631/variant.h
+++ b/variants/rak4631/variant.h
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ static const uint8_t SCK = PIN_SPI_SCK;
  * eink display pins
  */
 
-#define PIN_EINK_EN (32 + 2) // (0 + 2) Note: this is really just backlight power
 #define PIN_EINK_CS (0 + 26)
 #define PIN_EINK_BUSY (0 + 4)
 #define PIN_EINK_DC (0 + 17)
diff --git a/variants/rak4631_epaper/variant.h b/variants/rak4631_epaper/variant.h
index 3d597d3d1..a43229088 100644
--- a/variants/rak4631_epaper/variant.h
+++ b/variants/rak4631_epaper/variant.h
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ static const uint8_t SCK = PIN_SPI_SCK;
  * eink display pins
  */
 
-#define PIN_EINK_EN (32 + 2) // (0 + 2) Note: this is really just backlight power
 #define PIN_EINK_CS (0 + 26)
 #define PIN_EINK_BUSY (0 + 4)
 #define PIN_EINK_DC (0 + 17)
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index e5586844b..b282100fe 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [VERSION]  
 major = 2
 minor = 1
-build = 1
+build = 2