diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 3ce28d24..cd92f9dc 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ bool NodeDB::resetRadioConfig()
         nvs_flash_erase();
 #endif
 #ifdef NRF52_SERIES
+
+        // first, remove the "/prefs" (this removes most prefs)
         FS.rmdir_r("/prefs");
+        // second, install default state (this will deal with the duplicate mac address issue)
+        installDefaultDeviceState();
+        // third, write to disk
+        saveToDisk();
 
         Bluefruit.begin();