diff --git a/variants/t1000-e/target.cpp b/variants/t1000-e/target.cpp
index 49ae26eb..f6fb1f04 100644
--- a/variants/t1000-e/target.cpp
+++ b/variants/t1000-e/target.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool radio_init() {
 
   SPI.setPins(P_LORA_MISO, P_LORA_SCLK, P_LORA_MOSI);
   SPI.begin();
-  int status = radio.begin(LORA_FREQ, LORA_BW, LORA_SF, LORA_CR, RADIOLIB_LR11X0_LORA_SYNC_WORD_PRIVATE, LORA_TX_POWER, 8, tcxo);
+  int status = radio.begin(LORA_FREQ, LORA_BW, LORA_SF, LORA_CR, RADIOLIB_LR11X0_LORA_SYNC_WORD_PRIVATE, LORA_TX_POWER, 16, tcxo);
   if (status != RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) {
     Serial.print("ERROR: radio init failed: ");
     Serial.println(status);