diff --git a/tools/nano/AhoyUL/.gitignore b/tools/nano/AhoyUL/.gitignore
index 472d3cb9..c04a05f4 100644
--- a/tools/nano/AhoyUL/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/nano/AhoyUL/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
 .vscode/ipch
 .log
 config_override.h
+smac_examples.txt
+
 
diff --git a/tools/nano/AhoyUL/src/config.h b/tools/nano/AhoyUL/src/config.h
index 80e75508..aa522ab1 100644
--- a/tools/nano/AhoyUL/src/config.h
+++ b/tools/nano/AhoyUL/src/config.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 // default send interval
 #define SEND_INTERVAL            (60)                      //send interval if Rx OK
 #define SEND_NOSIGNAL_SHORT      (10)                      //short send interval if no RX (used initial sync or signal loss)
-#define SEND_REPEAT              (5)                       //number of tries of short send interval to sync faster to inverter after night
+#define SEND_REPEAT              (6)                       //number of tries of short send interval to sync faster to inverter after night
 #define SEND_NOSIGNAL_LONG       (20*60)                   //long TX interval whne no SIGNAL for long time, e.g. over night
 
 // maximum human readable inverter name length
diff --git a/tools/nano/AhoyUL/src/main.cpp b/tools/nano/AhoyUL/src/main.cpp
index 2b8eff49..8f92dca2 100644
--- a/tools/nano/AhoyUL/src/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/nano/AhoyUL/src/main.cpp
@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ void mSwitchCasesSer(char _inSer) {
                 uint8_t invID5[5] = {0x01, 0x44, 0x33, 0x22, 0x11};
                 mParams = utSer.getParamsBuf();
                 tmp8 = utSer.read_uart_cmd_param(mParams);
+                mCountdown_noSignal = SEND_REPEAT;                                  //trigger sending if before no resonse
 
                 if (tmp8 > 0) {
                     // get polling interval from first parameter