diff --git a/companion/src/eeprominterface.h b/companion/src/eeprominterface.h
index 7138836c1..13b68339e 100644
--- a/companion/src/eeprominterface.h
+++ b/companion/src/eeprominterface.h
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ class GeneralSettings {
     int varioVolume;
     int varioPitch;
     int varioRange;
+    int varioRepeat;
     int backgroundVolume;
     unsigned int mavbaud;
     unsigned int switchUnlockStates;
diff --git a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxeeprom.cpp b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxeeprom.cpp
index ca70d75f1..3e740b630 100644
--- a/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxeeprom.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/firmwares/opentx/opentxeeprom.cpp
@@ -2370,8 +2370,11 @@ Open9xGeneralDataNew::Open9xGeneralDataNew(GeneralSettings & generalData, BoardE
       internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.beepVolume));
       internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.wavVolume));
       internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.varioVolume));
-      internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.varioPitch));
-      internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.varioRange));
+      if (version >= 216) {
+        internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.varioPitch));
+        internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.varioRange));
+        internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.varioRepeat));
+      }
       internalField.Append(new SignedField<8>(generalData.backgroundVolume));
     }
     if (IS_TARANIS(board) && version >= 216) {