diff --git a/meshtastic/__init__.py b/meshtastic/__init__.py
index 112a88d..a73e6bf 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__init__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__init__.py
@@ -155,10 +155,11 @@ def _onNodeInfoReceive(iface, asDict):
 
 
 def _receiveInfoUpdate(iface, asDict):
-    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["lastReceived"] = asDict
-    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["lastHeard"] = asDict.get("rxTime")
-    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["snr"] = asDict.get("rxSnr")
-    iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["hopLimit"] = asDict.get("hopLimit")
+    if "from" in asDict:
+        iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["lastReceived"] = asDict
+        iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["lastHeard"] = asDict.get("rxTime")
+        iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["snr"] = asDict.get("rxSnr")
+        iface._getOrCreateByNum(asDict["from"])["hopLimit"] = asDict.get("hopLimit")
 
 
 """Well known message payloads can register decoders for automatic protobuf parsing"""
diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
index b5a3954..18f904a 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-""" Mesh Interface class
+"""Mesh Interface class
 """
 import sys
 import random
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class MeshInterface:
             logging.debug(f"Serializing protobuf as data: {stripnl(data)}")
             data = data.SerializeToString()
 
+        logging.debug(f"len(data): {len(data)}")
         if len(data) > mesh_pb2.Constants.DATA_PAYLOAD_LEN:
             Exception("Data payload too big")
 
@@ -543,9 +544,16 @@ class MeshInterface:
             self.nodesByNum[nodeNum] = n
             return n
 
-    def _handlePacketFromRadio(self, meshPacket):
+    def _handlePacketFromRadio(self, meshPacket, hack=False):
         """Handle a MeshPacket that just arrived from the radio
 
+        hack - well, since we used 'from', which is a python keyword,
+               as an attribute to MeshPacket in protobufs,
+               there really is no way to do something like this:
+                    meshPacket = mesh_pb2.MeshPacket()
+                    meshPacket.from = 123
+               If hack is True, we can unit test this code.
+
         Will publish one of the following events:
         - meshtastic.receive.text(packet = MeshPacket dictionary)
         - meshtastic.receive.position(packet = MeshPacket dictionary)
@@ -561,10 +569,10 @@ class MeshInterface:
         asDict["raw"] = meshPacket
 
         # from might be missing if the nodenum was zero.
-        if "from" not in asDict:
+        if not hack and "from" not in asDict:
             asDict["from"] = 0
-            logging.error(
-                f"Device returned a packet we sent, ignoring: {stripnl(asDict)}")
+            logging.error(f"Device returned a packet we sent, ignoring: {stripnl(asDict)}")
+            print(f"Error: Device returned a packet we sent, ignoring: {stripnl(asDict)}")
             return
         if "to" not in asDict:
             asDict["to"] = 0
diff --git a/meshtastic/tests/test_mesh_interface.py b/meshtastic/tests/test_mesh_interface.py
index 63dac21..31224b8 100644
--- a/meshtastic/tests/test_mesh_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/tests/test_mesh_interface.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import re
 import pytest
 
 from ..mesh_interface import MeshInterface
+from .. import mesh_pb2
+#from ..mesh_pb2 import MeshPacket
 
 
 @pytest.mark.unit
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ def test_MeshInterface(capsys):
     iface.showInfo()
     iface.localNode.showInfo()
     iface.showNodes()
+    iface.sendText('hello')
     iface.close()
     out, err = capsys.readouterr()
     assert re.search(r'Owner: None \(None\)', out, re.MULTILINE)
@@ -22,3 +25,27 @@ def test_MeshInterface(capsys):
     assert re.search(r'Channels', out, re.MULTILINE)
     assert re.search(r'Primary channel URL', out, re.MULTILINE)
     assert err == ''
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_handlePacketFromRadio_no_from(capsys):
+    """Test _handlePacketFromRadio no 'from'"""
+    iface = MeshInterface(noProto=True)
+    meshPacket = mesh_pb2.MeshPacket()
+    iface._handlePacketFromRadio(meshPacket)
+    out, err = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert re.search(r'Device returned a packet we sent, ignoring', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert err == ''
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+def test_MeshPacket_set_from(capsys):
+    """Test setting 'from' MeshPacket """
+    iface = MeshInterface(noProto=True)
+    meshPacket = mesh_pb2.MeshPacket()
+    meshPacket.decoded.payload = b''
+    meshPacket.decoded.portnum = 1
+    iface._handlePacketFromRadio(meshPacket, hack=True)
+    out, err = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert re.search(r'', out, re.MULTILINE)
+    assert err == ''