diff --git a/arch/esp32/esp32.ini b/arch/esp32/esp32.ini
index 1f17bc6910..d6a756becd 100644
--- a/arch/esp32/esp32.ini
+++ b/arch/esp32/esp32.ini
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ lib_deps =
   ${radiolib_base.lib_deps}
   https://github.com/meshtastic/esp32_https_server.git#23665b3adc080a311dcbb586ed5941b5f94d6ea2
   h2zero/NimBLE-Arduino@^1.4.2
-  https://github.com/dbSuS/libpax.git#7bcd3fcab75037505be9b122ab2b24cc5176b587
+  https://github.com/dbinfrago/libpax.git#3cdc0371c375676a97967547f4065607d4c53fd1
   lewisxhe/XPowersLib@^0.2.6
   https://github.com/meshtastic/ESP32_Codec2.git#633326c78ac251c059ab3a8c430fcdf25b41672f
   rweather/Crypto@^0.4.0
diff --git a/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp b/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp
index 89e486f82c..b27586771b 100644
--- a/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/esp32/PaxcounterModule.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ int32_t PaxcounterModule::runOnce()
 
             // internal processing initialization
             libpax_counter_init(handlePaxCounterReportRequest, &count_from_libpax,
-                                moduleConfig.paxcounter.paxcounter_update_interval, 0);
+                                Default::getConfiguredOrDefault(moduleConfig.paxcounter.paxcounter_update_interval,
+                                                                default_telemetry_broadcast_interval_secs),
+                                0);
             libpax_counter_start();
         } else {
             sendInfo(NODENUM_BROADCAST);