diff --git a/src/helpers/RegionMap.cpp b/src/helpers/RegionMap.cpp
index d8d773803..16a8e1ff9 100644
--- a/src/helpers/RegionMap.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/RegionMap.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int RegionMap::getTransportKeysFor(const RegionEntry& src, TransportKey dest[],
 }
 
 RegionEntry* RegionMap::findMatch(mesh::Packet* packet, uint8_t mask) {
-  if (packet->transport_codes[0] == 0) return &wildcard;
+  if (packet->transport_codes[0] == 0) return (wildcard.flags & mask) == 0 ? &wildcard : NULL;
   for (int i = 0; i < num_regions; i++) {
     auto region = &regions[i];
     if ((region->flags & mask) == 0) {   // does region allow this? (per 'mask' param)
diff --git a/src/helpers/RoutingPolicy.h b/src/helpers/RoutingPolicy.h
index 5251a590a..225e5cd48 100644
--- a/src/helpers/RoutingPolicy.h
+++ b/src/helpers/RoutingPolicy.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ inline bool isFloodHopLimitExceeded(const Packet* packet, uint8_t flood_max,
   uint8_t hops = packet->getPathHashCount();
   if (hops >= flood_max) return true;
   if (packet->getRouteType() == ROUTE_TYPE_FLOOD && hops >= flood_max_unscoped) return true;
+  if (packet->getRouteType() == ROUTE_TYPE_TRANSPORT_FLOOD && packet->transport_codes[0] == 0 && hops >= flood_max_unscoped) return true;  // scope 0, treat as unscoped
   if (packet->getPayloadType() == PAYLOAD_TYPE_ADVERT && hops >= flood_max_advert) return true;
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/test/test_routing_policy/test_routing_policy.cpp b/test/test_routing_policy/test_routing_policy.cpp
index bba9ec790..3f7faf305 100644
--- a/test/test_routing_policy/test_routing_policy.cpp
+++ b/test/test_routing_policy/test_routing_policy.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ static Packet makeFlood(uint8_t route_type, uint8_t payload_type, uint8_t hops)
     p.header = route_type | (payload_type << PH_TYPE_SHIFT);
     p.setPathHashSizeAndCount(1, hops);
     p.payload_len = 1;
+    if (route_type == ROUTE_TYPE_TRANSPORT_FLOOD) {
+        p.transport_codes[0] = 1;  // has to be non-zero
+    }
     return p;
 }