diff --git a/src/main/cli/cli.c b/src/main/cli/cli.c
index aa50ff788d..aaea536883 100644
--- a/src/main/cli/cli.c
+++ b/src/main/cli/cli.c
@@ -2312,8 +2312,9 @@ static void cliVtx(char *cmdline)
             ptr = nextArg(ptr);
             if (ptr) {
                 val = atoi(ptr);
-                // FIXME Use VTX API to get min/max
-                if (val >= VTX_SETTINGS_MIN_BAND && val <= VTX_SETTINGS_MAX_BAND) {
+                // FIXME Use VTX API to get max
+                // We check for the min value in final validation below
+                if (val >= 0 && val <= VTX_SETTINGS_MAX_BAND) {
                     cac->band = val;
                     validArgumentCount++;
                 }
@@ -2321,15 +2322,30 @@ static void cliVtx(char *cmdline)
             ptr = nextArg(ptr);
             if (ptr) {
                 val = atoi(ptr);
-                // FIXME Use VTX API to get min/max
-                if (val >= VTX_SETTINGS_MIN_CHANNEL && val <= VTX_SETTINGS_MAX_CHANNEL) {
+                // FIXME Use VTX API to get max
+                // We check for the min value in final validation below
+                if (val >= 0 && val <= VTX_SETTINGS_MAX_CHANNEL) {
                     cac->channel = val;
                     validArgumentCount++;
                 }
             }
             ptr = processChannelRangeArgs(ptr, &cac->range, &validArgumentCount);
 
+            bool parseError = false;
             if (validArgumentCount != 5) {
+                parseError = true;
+            } else {
+                // check for an empty activation condition for reset
+                vtxChannelActivationCondition_t emptyCac;
+                memset(&emptyCac, 0, sizeof(emptyCac));
+                if (memcmp(cac, &emptyCac, sizeof(emptyCac)) != 0
+                    // FIXME Use VTX API to get min
+                    && ((cac->band < VTX_SETTINGS_MIN_BAND) || (cac->channel < VTX_SETTINGS_MIN_CHANNEL))) {
+                    parseError = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (parseError) {
                 memset(cac, 0, sizeof(vtxChannelActivationCondition_t));
                 cliShowParseError();
             } else {