diff --git a/radio/src/eeprom_raw.cpp b/radio/src/eeprom_raw.cpp
index ca8bdfec8..859858b2f 100644
--- a/radio/src/eeprom_raw.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/eeprom_raw.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ bool eepromOpen()
     eepromRead(eepromFatAddr, (uint8_t *)&eepromHeader, sizeof(eepromHeader.mark) + sizeof(eepromHeader.index));
     if (eepromHeader.mark == EEPROM_MARK && eepromHeader.index >= bestFatIndex) {
       bestFatAddr = eepromFatAddr;
+      bestFatIndex = eepromHeader.index;
     }
     eepromFatAddr += EEPROM_FAT_SIZE;
   }