diff --git a/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp b/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp
index bf36970f..61944d30 100644
--- a/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/radiolib/RadioLibWrappers.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ bool RadioLibWrapper::isChannelActive() {
   int16_t result = performChannelScan();
   // scanChannel() leaves radio in standby — restart RX regardless of result
   startRecv();
-  return (result == RADIOLIB_LORA_DETECTED || result == RADIOLIB_PREAMBLE_DETECTED);
+  return result != RADIOLIB_CHANNEL_FREE;
 }
 
 float RadioLibWrapper::getLastRSSI() const {