From a46ddedf9ee908c623c2b18bee3e0ddcc616da6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SpudGunMan <kellykeeton@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 23:08:20 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update mesh-bot.py

---
 mesh-bot.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mesh-bot.py b/mesh-bot.py
index d0edb2d..29c0027 100644
--- a/mesh-bot.py
+++ b/mesh-bot.py
@@ -111,12 +111,14 @@ def onReceive(packet, interface):
             # check if the packet has a hop count flag use it
             if packet.get('hopsAway'):
                 hop_away = packet['hopsAway']
+            else:
+                hop_away = 0
                 
             # set hop to Direct if the message was sent directly otherwise set the hop count
             if hop_start == hop_limit:
                 hop = "Direct"
             else:
-                if hop_away:
+                if hop_away > 0:
                     hop_count = hop_away
                     print (f"Using hopsAway: {hop_count}")
                 else: