From d1fdbf6929de2e6fc23467841d056b8bc61c317f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lloyd <lloyd@rightup.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 08:13:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] mark invalid advertisement packets to prevent retransmission

---
 repeater/handler_helpers/advert.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/repeater/handler_helpers/advert.py b/repeater/handler_helpers/advert.py
index 377f902..0c64f2e 100644
--- a/repeater/handler_helpers/advert.py
+++ b/repeater/handler_helpers/advert.py
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class AdvertHelper:
             
             if not advert_data or not advert_data.get("valid"):
                 logger.debug("Invalid advert packet")
-                return
+                packet.mark_do_not_retransmit()
+
             
             # Extract data from parsed advert
             pubkey = advert_data["public_key"]