diff --git a/bin/regen-protos.sh b/bin/regen-protos.sh
index b188217..9ceb46b 100755
--- a/bin/regen-protos.sh
+++ b/bin/regen-protos.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@ protoc -I=proto --python_out meshtastic `ls proto/*.proto`
 
 # workaround for import bug in protoc https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/1491#issuecomment-690618628
 
-sed -i -E 's/^import.*_pb2/from . \0/' meshtastic/*.py
\ No newline at end of file
+sed -i -E 's/^import.*_pb2/from . \0/' meshtastic/*.py
+
+# automate the current workaround (may be related to Meshtastic-protobufs issue #27 https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-protobufs/issues/27)
+sed -i "s/^None = 0/globals()['None'] = 0/" meshtastic/mesh_pb2.py