diff --git a/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp b/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp
index b9fdfcb63..e6712871d 100644
--- a/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ int32_t PaxcounterModule::runOnce()
             configuration.wificounter = 1;
             configuration.wifi_channel_map = WIFI_CHANNEL_ALL;
             configuration.wifi_channel_switch_interval = 50;
-            configuration.wifi_rssi_threshold = -80;
-            configuration.ble_rssi_threshold = -80;
+            configuration.wifi_rssi_threshold = Default::getConfiguredOrDefault(moduleConfig.paxcounter.wifi_threshold, -80);
+            configuration.ble_rssi_threshold = Default::getConfiguredOrDefault(moduleConfig.paxcounter.ble_threshold, -80);
             libpax_update_config(&configuration);
 
             // internal processing initialization