diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
index 11938c022..abc5b5fc3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ class MeshService : Service(), Logging {
         // Just replace/add any entry
         updateNodeInfo(info.num) {
             if (info.hasUser()) {
-                it.user = MeshUser(info.user)
+                it.user = MeshUser(info.user.copy { if (info.viaMqtt) longName = "$longName (MQTT)" })
             }
 
             if (info.hasPosition()) {