diff --git a/src/airtime.cpp b/src/airtime.cpp
index ae3b30811..0c3fe81fc 100644
--- a/src/airtime.cpp
+++ b/src/airtime.cpp
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ bool AirTime::isTxAllowedChannelUtil(bool polite)
 bool AirTime::isTxAllowedAirUtil() 
 {
     if (!config.lora.override_duty_cycle && myRegion->dutyCycle < 100) {
-        if (utilizationTXPercent() < polite_tx_util_percent) {
+        if (utilizationTXPercent() < myRegion->dutyCycle * polite_duty_cycle_percent / 100) {
             return true; 
         } else {
-            LOG_WARN("Tx air utilization is >%d percent. Skipping this opportunity to send.\n", polite_tx_util_percent);
+            LOG_WARN("Tx air utilization is >%d percent. Skipping this opportunity to send.\n", myRegion->dutyCycle * polite_duty_cycle_percent / 100);
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/airtime.h b/src/airtime.h
index 2d1f1e2d9..e454b35ad 100644
--- a/src/airtime.h
+++ b/src/airtime.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class AirTime : private concurrency::OSThread
     uint32_t secSinceBoot = 0;
     uint8_t max_channel_util_percent = 40;
     uint8_t polite_channel_util_percent = 25;
-    uint8_t polite_tx_util_percent = 5;
+    uint8_t polite_duty_cycle_percent = 50;  // half of Duty Cycle allowance is ok for metadata
 
     struct airtimeStruct {
         uint32_t periodTX[PERIODS_TO_LOG];     // AirTime transmitted