diff --git a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
index a1a6f885..ae53e802 100644
--- a/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
@@ -51,22 +51,7 @@ MeshService service;
 
 #include "Router.h"
 
-static int32_t sendOwnerCb()
-{
-    static uint32_t currentGeneration;
 
-    // If we changed channels, ask everyone else for their latest info
-    bool requestReplies = currentGeneration != radioGeneration;
-    currentGeneration = radioGeneration;
-
-    DEBUG_MSG("Sending our nodeinfo to mesh (wantReplies=%d)\n", requestReplies);
-    assert(nodeInfoPlugin);
-    nodeInfoPlugin->sendOurNodeInfo(NODENUM_BROADCAST, requestReplies); // Send our info (don't request replies)
-
-    return getPref_send_owner_interval() * getPref_position_broadcast_secs() * 1000;
-}
-
-static concurrency::Periodic *sendOwnerPeriod;
 
 MeshService::MeshService() : toPhoneQueue(MAX_RX_TOPHONE)
 {
@@ -75,9 +60,6 @@ MeshService::MeshService() : toPhoneQueue(MAX_RX_TOPHONE)
 
 void MeshService::init()
 {
-    sendOwnerPeriod = new concurrency::Periodic("SendOwner", sendOwnerCb);
-    sendOwnerPeriod->setIntervalFromNow(30 * 1000); // Send our initial owner announcement 30 seconds after we start (to give network time to setup)
-
     // moved much earlier in boot (called from setup())
     // nodeDB.init();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/NodeInfoPlugin.cpp b/src/plugins/NodeInfoPlugin.cpp
index 6c236ed3..a04ec415 100644
--- a/src/plugins/NodeInfoPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/NodeInfoPlugin.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ bool NodeInfoPlugin::handleReceivedProtobuf(const MeshPacket &mp, const User &p)
 void NodeInfoPlugin::sendOurNodeInfo(NodeNum dest, bool wantReplies)
 {
     // cancel any not yet sent (now stale) position packets
-    if(prevPacketId) // if we wrap around to zero, we'll simply fail to cancel in that rare case (no big deal)
+    if (prevPacketId) // if we wrap around to zero, we'll simply fail to cancel in that rare case (no big deal)
         service.cancelSending(prevPacketId);
 
     MeshPacket *p = allocReply();
@@ -48,3 +48,26 @@ MeshPacket *NodeInfoPlugin::allocReply()
     DEBUG_MSG("sending owner %s/%s/%s\n", u.id, u.long_name, u.short_name);
     return allocDataProtobuf(u);
 }
+
+NodeInfoPlugin::NodeInfoPlugin()
+    : ProtobufPlugin("nodeinfo", PortNum_NODEINFO_APP, User_fields), concurrency::OSThread("NodeInfoPlugin")
+{
+    setIntervalFromNow(30 *
+                       1000); // Send our initial owner announcement 30 seconds after we start (to give network time to setup)
+}
+
+int32_t NodeInfoPlugin::runOnce()
+{
+    static uint32_t currentGeneration;
+
+    // If we changed channels, ask everyone else for their latest info
+    bool requestReplies = currentGeneration != radioGeneration;
+    currentGeneration = radioGeneration;
+
+    DEBUG_MSG("Sending our nodeinfo to mesh (wantReplies=%d)\n", requestReplies);
+    assert(nodeInfoPlugin);
+    nodeInfoPlugin->sendOurNodeInfo(NODENUM_BROADCAST, requestReplies); // Send our info (don't request replies)
+
+    return getPref_position_broadcast_secs() * 1000;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/plugins/NodeInfoPlugin.h b/src/plugins/NodeInfoPlugin.h
index 8b01ea25..f0a7efeb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/NodeInfoPlugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/NodeInfoPlugin.h
@@ -4,17 +4,18 @@
 /**
  * NodeInfo plugin for sending/receiving NodeInfos into the mesh
  */
-class NodeInfoPlugin : public ProtobufPlugin<User>
+class NodeInfoPlugin : public ProtobufPlugin<User>, private concurrency::OSThread
 {
     /// The id of the last packet we sent, to allow us to cancel it if we make something fresher
     PacketId prevPacketId = 0;
-      
+    
+    uint32_t currentGeneration = 0;
   public:
     /** Constructor
      * name is for debugging output
      */
-    NodeInfoPlugin() : ProtobufPlugin("nodeinfo", PortNum_NODEINFO_APP, User_fields) {}
-
+    NodeInfoPlugin();
+    
     /**
      * Send our NodeInfo into the mesh
      */
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ class NodeInfoPlugin : public ProtobufPlugin<User>
     /** Messages can be received that have the want_response bit set.  If set, this callback will be invoked
      * so that subclasses can (optionally) send a response back to the original sender.  */
     virtual MeshPacket *allocReply();
+
+    /** Does our periodic broadcast */
+    virtual int32_t runOnce();      
 };
 
 extern NodeInfoPlugin *nodeInfoPlugin;
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