diff --git a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
index b096005..a46305e 100644
--- a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
+++ b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ class DirectRepeater {
       return -1; // Stale repeaters get lowest rank
     }
     // Higher SNR gets higher rank and recency within maxAgeMinutes breaks ties.
+    final snrOffset = snr + 31.75;
     final ageMs =
         DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch -
         lastUpdated.millisecondsSinceEpoch;
     final maxAgeMs = maxAgeMinutes * 60 * 1000;
     final recencyScore = (maxAgeMs - ageMs).clamp(0, maxAgeMs);
-    return (snr * 1000).round() + recencyScore;
+    return (snrOffset * 1000).round() + recencyScore;
   }
 
   bool isStale() {