diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
index 57545c64..b071f478 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
@@ -1539,5 +1539,5 @@ def _handlePacketFromRadio(self, meshPacket, hack=False):
 
         logging.debug(f"Publishing {topic}: packet={stripnl(asDict)} ")
         publishingThread.queueWork(
-            lambda: pub.sendMessage(topic, packet=asDict, interface=self)
+            lambda: pub.sendMessage(topic, packet=asDict)
         )