diff --git a/src/mesh/LR11x0Interface.cpp b/src/mesh/LR11x0Interface.cpp
index dd6d97317..d0c1a1fbc 100644
--- a/src/mesh/LR11x0Interface.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/LR11x0Interface.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ template <typename T> bool LR11x0Interface<T>::init()
         power = LR1110_MAX_POWER;
 
     if ((power > LR1120_MAX_POWER) &&
-        (config.lora.region == meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_LORA_24)) // clamp again if wide freq range
+        (config.lora.region == meshtastic_Config_LoRaConfig_RegionCode_LORA_24)) { // clamp again if wide freq range
         power = LR1120_MAX_POWER;
+        preambleLength = 12; // 12 is the default for operation above 2GHz
+    }
 
     limitPower();
 
diff --git a/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp b/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp
index f0d007d9d..f11a9a542 100644
--- a/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/RoutingModule.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ RoutingModule *routingModule;
 
 bool RoutingModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp, meshtastic_Routing *r)
 {
-    printPacket("Routing sniffing", &mp);
-    router->sniffReceived(&mp, r);
-
     bool maybePKI = mp.which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_encrypted_tag && mp.channel == 0 && !isBroadcast(mp.to);
     // Beginning of logic whether to drop the packet based on Rebroadcast mode
     if (mp.which_payload_variant == meshtastic_MeshPacket_encrypted_tag &&
@@ -25,6 +22,9 @@ bool RoutingModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp, mesh
             return false;
     }
 
+    printPacket("Routing sniffing", &mp);
+    router->sniffReceived(&mp, r);
+
     // FIXME - move this to a non promsicious PhoneAPI module?
     // Note: we are careful not to send back packets that started with the phone back to the phone
     if ((isBroadcast(mp.to) || isToUs(&mp)) && (mp.from != 0)) {