diff --git a/Meshtastic/Accessory/Accessory Manager/AccessoryManager+ToRadio.swift b/Meshtastic/Accessory/Accessory Manager/AccessoryManager+ToRadio.swift
index afdd04f5..ca219430 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Accessory/Accessory Manager/AccessoryManager+ToRadio.swift	
+++ b/Meshtastic/Accessory/Accessory Manager/AccessoryManager+ToRadio.swift	
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ extension AccessoryManager {
 								var contact = SharedContact()
 								contact.manuallyVerified = false
 								contact.nodeNum = UInt32(truncatingIfNeeded: user.num)
-								user.userNode?.favorite = true
+								user.userNode?.favorite = user.userNode?.deviceConfig?.role ?? 0 != DeviceRoles.clientBase.rawValue
 								contact.user = user.toProto()
 								do {
 									let contactString = try contact.serializedData().base64EncodedString()