diff --git a/variants/heltec_v4/LoRaFEMControl.h b/variants/heltec_v4/LoRaFEMControl.h
index 13225bd5..75452965 100644
--- a/variants/heltec_v4/LoRaFEMControl.h
+++ b/variants/heltec_v4/LoRaFEMControl.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class LoRaFEMControl
     LoRaFEMType getFEMType(void) const { return fem_type; }
   private:
     LoRaFEMType fem_type=OTHER_FEM_TYPES;
-    bool lna_enabled=false;
+    bool lna_enabled=true;
     bool lna_can_control=false;
 };