diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index de21cb58f..f6ef03f5d 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ void NodeDB::installDefaultDeviceState()
     // default to no GPS, until one has been found by probing
     myNodeInfo.has_gps = false;
     myNodeInfo.message_timeout_msec = FLOOD_EXPIRE_TIME;
-    myNodeInfo.min_app_version = 20120; // format is Mmmss (where M is 1+the numeric major number. i.e. 20120 means 1.1.20
     generatePacketId(); // FIXME - ugly way to init current_packet_id;
 
     // Init our blank owner info to reasonable defaults
@@ -200,6 +199,9 @@ void NodeDB::init()
     myNodeInfo.node_num_bits = sizeof(NodeNum) * 8;
     myNodeInfo.packet_id_bits = sizeof(PacketId) * 8;
 
+    // likewise - we always want the app requirements to come from the running appload
+    myNodeInfo.min_app_version = 20120; // format is Mmmss (where M is 1+the numeric major number. i.e. 20120 means 1.1.20
+ 
     // Note! We do this after loading saved settings, so that if somehow an invalid nodenum was stored in preferences we won't
     // keep using that nodenum forever. Crummy guess at our nodenum (but we will check against the nodedb to avoid conflicts)
     pickNewNodeNum();