diff --git a/micropython/lora/lora-sx127x/lora/sx127x.py b/micropython/lora/lora-sx127x/lora/sx127x.py
index 3f94aaf0..0226c969 100644
--- a/micropython/lora/lora-sx127x/lora/sx127x.py
+++ b/micropython/lora/lora-sx127x/lora/sx127x.py
@@ -519,6 +519,9 @@ class _SX127x(BaseModem):
 
         self._reg_update(_REG_MODEM_CONFIG3, update_mask, modem_config3)
 
+        if "syncword" in lora_cfg:
+            self._reg_write(_REG_SYNC_WORD, lora_cfg["syncword"])
+
     def _reg_write(self, reg, value):
         self._cs(0)
         if isinstance(value, int):
diff --git a/micropython/lora/lora-sx127x/manifest.py b/micropython/lora/lora-sx127x/manifest.py
index 57b9d21d..1936a50e 100644
--- a/micropython/lora/lora-sx127x/manifest.py
+++ b/micropython/lora/lora-sx127x/manifest.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-metadata(version="0.1.0")
+metadata(version="0.1.1")
 require("lora")
 package("lora")