diff --git a/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp b/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp
index ef51c58be78..291032ce85e 100644
--- a/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/lua/api_general.cpp
@@ -2001,6 +2001,9 @@ static int luaSetTelemetryValue(lua_State * L)
       telemetrySensor.subId = subId;
       telemetrySensor.instance = instance;
       telemetrySensor.init(name ? name: name_buf, unit, prec);
+      
+      storageDirty(EE_MODEL);
+      
       lua_pushboolean(L, true);
     } else {
       lua_pushboolean(L, false);