diff --git a/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
index 091d7901..a9be6c40 100644
--- a/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void MyMesh::putNeighbour(const mesh::Identity &id, uint32_t timestamp, float sn
 #endif
 }
 
-uint8_t MyMesh::handleLoginReq(const mesh::Identity& sender, const uint8_t* secret, uint32_t sender_timestamp, const uint8_t* data) {
+uint8_t MyMesh::handleLoginReq(const mesh::Identity& sender, const uint8_t* secret, uint32_t sender_timestamp, const uint8_t* data, bool is_flood) {
   ClientInfo* client = NULL;
   if (data[0] == 0) {   // blank password, just check if sender is in ACL
     client = acl.getClient(sender.pub_key, PUB_KEY_SIZE);
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ uint8_t MyMesh::handleLoginReq(const mesh::Identity& sender, const uint8_t* secr
     }
   }
 
+  if (is_flood) {
+    client->out_path_len = -1;  // need to rediscover out_path
+  }
+
   uint32_t now = getRTCClock()->getCurrentTimeUnique();
   memcpy(reply_data, &now, 4);   // response packets always prefixed with timestamp
   reply_data[4] = RESP_SERVER_LOGIN_OK;
@@ -438,7 +442,7 @@ void MyMesh::onAnonDataRecv(mesh::Packet *packet, const uint8_t *secret, const m
     data[len] = 0;  // ensure null terminator
     uint8_t reply_len;
     if (data[4] == 0 || data[4] >= ' ') {   // is password, ie. a login request
-      reply_len = handleLoginReq(sender, secret, timestamp, &data[4]);
+      reply_len = handleLoginReq(sender, secret, timestamp, &data[4], packet->isRouteFlood());
     //} else if (data[4] == ANON_REQ_TYPE_*) {   // future type codes
       // TODO
     } else {
diff --git a/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.h b/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.h
index d8a20486..98bce787 100644
--- a/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.h
+++ b/examples/simple_repeater/MyMesh.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class MyMesh : public mesh::Mesh, public CommonCLICallbacks {
 #endif
 
   void putNeighbour(const mesh::Identity& id, uint32_t timestamp, float snr);
-  uint8_t handleLoginReq(const mesh::Identity& sender, const uint8_t* secret, uint32_t sender_timestamp, const uint8_t* data);
+  uint8_t handleLoginReq(const mesh::Identity& sender, const uint8_t* secret, uint32_t sender_timestamp, const uint8_t* data, bool is_flood);
   int handleRequest(ClientInfo* sender, uint32_t sender_timestamp, uint8_t* payload, size_t payload_len);
   mesh::Packet* createSelfAdvert();