diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-orig/UITask.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/ui-orig/UITask.cpp
index eee990f0..59db556d 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-orig/UITask.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-orig/UITask.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void UITask::newMsg(uint8_t path_len, const char* from_name, const char* text, i
   if (path_len == 0xFF) {
     sprintf(_origin, "(F) %s", from_name);
   } else {
-    sprintf(_origin, "(%d) %s", (uint32_t) path_len, from_name);
+    sprintf(_origin, "(%d) %s", (uint32_t)(path_len & 63), from_name);  // low 6 bits = hop count; high 2 bits are the path hash-size mode
   }
   StrHelper::strncpy(_msg, text, sizeof(_msg));