diff --git a/repeater/config.py b/repeater/config.py
index df7ab1b..b1bfe1b 100644
--- a/repeater/config.py
+++ b/repeater/config.py
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ def get_radio_for_board(board_config: dict):
             "bus_id": _parse_int(spi_config["bus_id"]),
             "cs_id": _parse_int(spi_config["cs_id"]),
             "cs_pin": _parse_int(spi_config["cs_pin"]),
-            "gpio_chip": _parse_int(spi_config.get("gpio_chip", 0), default=0),
-            "use_gpiod_backend": spi_config.get("use_gpiod_backend", False),
             "reset_pin": _parse_int(spi_config["reset_pin"]),
             "busy_pin": _parse_int(spi_config["busy_pin"]),
             "irq_pin": _parse_int(spi_config["irq_pin"]),
@@ -262,6 +260,13 @@ def get_radio_for_board(board_config: dict):
             "sync_word": radio_config["sync_word"],
         }
 
+        # Add optional GPIO parameters if specified in config
+        # These wont be supported by older versions of pymc_core
+        if "gpio_chip" in spi_config:
+            combined_config["gpio_chip"] = _parse_int(spi_config["gpio_chip"], default=0)
+        if "use_gpiod_backend" in spi_config:
+            combined_config["use_gpiod_backend"] = spi_config["use_gpiod_backend"]
+
         radio = SX1262Radio.get_instance(**combined_config)
 
         if hasattr(radio, "_initialized") and not radio._initialized: