diff --git a/protobufs_extra/node_info_lite_proto.py b/protobufs_extra/node_info_lite_proto.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..570a120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protobufs_extra/node_info_lite_proto.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from telemetry_proto import DEVICE_METRICS_SCHEME
+
+USER_LITE_SCHEME = [
+    ("bytes", "macaddr", 1),
+    ("string", "long_name", 2),
+    ("string", "short_name", 3),
+    ("int32", "hw_model", 4),
+    ("bool", "is_licensed", 5),
+    ("int32", "role", 6),
+    ("bytes", "public_key", 7),
+    ("scalar", "is_unmessagable", 9, "bool")
+]
+
+POSITION_LITE_SCHEME = [
+    ("sfixed32", "latitude_i", 1),
+    ("sfixed32", "longitude_i", 2),
+    ("int32", "altitude", 3),
+    ("fixed32", "time", 4),
+    ("int32", "location_source", 5)
+]
+
+NODE_INFO_LITE_SCHEME = [
+    ("uint32", "num", 1),
+    (USER_LITE_SCHEME, "user", 2),
+    (POSITION_LITE_SCHEME, "position", 3),
+    ("float", "snr", 4),
+    ("fixed32", "last_heard", 5),
+    (DEVICE_METRICS_SCHEME, "device_metrics", 6),
+    ("uint32", "channel", 7),
+    ("bool", "via_mqtt", 8),
+    ("scalar", "hops_away", 9, "uint32"),
+    ("bool", "is_favorite", 10),
+    ("bool", "is_ignored", 11),
+    ("uint32", "next_hop", 12),
+    ("uint32", "bitfield", 13)
+]
diff --git a/service.py b/service.py
index 1623808..c02d491 100644
--- a/service.py
+++ b/service.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from logger import logger
 
 #mesh
 from mesht_device import MeshtDevice, NODEINFO_SCHEMA
+from protobufs_extra.node_info_lite_proto import NODE_INFO_LITE_SCHEME
 from mesht_models import _wait_for_config_complete, PUB_CH
 from mesht_models import NOT_CONNECTED, WAIT_CONFIG, AVAILABLE, ERR, RECONNECT
 from protobufs_extra.telemetry_proto import *
@@ -184,7 +185,10 @@ class MongoDriver(MeshArgsParse):
                         elif v.get("portnum", 0) == 70: #traceroute
                             v["decoded_payload_object"] = pb.decode(v["payload"], ROUTE_DISCOVERY_SCHEME)
                         elif v.get("portnum", 0) == 4: #nodeinfo
-                            v["decoded_payload_object"] = pb.decode(v["payload"], NODEINFO_SCHEMA)
+                            try:
+                                v["decoded_payload_object"] = pb.decode(v["payload"], NODEINFO_SCHEMA)
+                            except:
+                                v["decoded_payload_object"] = pb.decode(v["payload"], NODE_INFO_LITE_SCHEME)
                         
                         if "decoded_payload_object" in v:
                             print(v["decoded_payload_object"])