diff --git a/src/main/telemetry/hott.c b/src/main/telemetry/hott.c
index a8c0b0b56d..0f37c84d02 100644
--- a/src/main/telemetry/hott.c
+++ b/src/main/telemetry/hott.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
 
 #include "platform.h"
 
+#include "build_config.h"
+
 #ifdef TELEMETRY
 
 #include "common/axis.h"
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ static telemetryConfig_t *telemetryConfig;
 static HOTT_GPS_MSG_t hottGPSMessage;
 static HOTT_EAM_MSG_t hottEAMMessage;
 
+static bool useSoftserialRxFailureWorkaround = false;
+
 static void initialiseEAMMessage(HOTT_EAM_MSG_t *msg, size_t size)
 {
     memset(msg, 0, size);
@@ -266,6 +270,10 @@ void configureHoTTTelemetryPort(void)
         // FIXME only need to do this if the port is shared
         previousPortMode = hottPort->mode;
         previousBaudRate = hottPort->baudRate;
+
+        if (hottPort->identifier == SERIAL_PORT_SOFTSERIAL1 || hottPort->identifier == SERIAL_PORT_SOFTSERIAL2) {
+            useSoftserialRxFailureWorkaround = true;
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -342,12 +350,24 @@ static void flushHottRxBuffer(void)
     }
 }
 
-static void hottCheckSerialData(uint32_t currentMicros) {
-
+static void hottCheckSerialData(uint32_t currentMicros)
+{
     static bool lookingForRequest = true;
 
     uint8_t bytesWaiting = serialTotalBytesWaiting(hottPort);
 
+    if (useSoftserialRxFailureWorkaround) {
+        // FIXME The 0x80 is being read as 0x00 - softserial timing/syncronisation problem somewhere.
+        if (!bytesWaiting) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        uint8_t incomingByte = serialRead(hottPort);
+        processBinaryModeRequest(incomingByte);
+
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (bytesWaiting <= 1) {
         return;
     }