diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
index 4bde73f412..4b4869341f 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ meshtastic_MeshPacket *DeviceTelemetryModule::allocReply()
 meshtastic_Telemetry DeviceTelemetryModule::getDeviceTelemetry()
 {
     meshtastic_Telemetry t = meshtastic_Telemetry_init_zero;
-
-    t.time = getTime();
     t.which_variant = meshtastic_Telemetry_device_metrics_tag;
+    t.time = getTime();
     t.variant.device_metrics.air_util_tx = airTime->utilizationTXPercent();
 #if ARCH_PORTDUINO
     t.variant.device_metrics.battery_level = MAGIC_USB_BATTERY_LEVEL;
diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/EnvironmentTelemetry.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/EnvironmentTelemetry.cpp
index a100d1ef54..db56fb1a50 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/EnvironmentTelemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/EnvironmentTelemetry.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ meshtastic_MeshPacket *EnvironmentTelemetryModule::allocReply()
 bool EnvironmentTelemetryModule::sendTelemetry(NodeNum dest, bool phoneOnly)
 {
     meshtastic_Telemetry m = meshtastic_Telemetry_init_zero;
+    m.which_variant = meshtastic_Telemetry_environment_metrics_tag;
+    m.time = getTime();
 #ifdef T1000X_SENSOR_EN
     if (t1000xSensor.getMetrics(&m)) {
 #else
diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/PowerTelemetry.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/PowerTelemetry.cpp
index 90371780f6..318acf4560 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/PowerTelemetry.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/PowerTelemetry.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ meshtastic_MeshPacket *PowerTelemetryModule::allocReply()
 bool PowerTelemetryModule::sendTelemetry(NodeNum dest, bool phoneOnly)
 {
     meshtastic_Telemetry m = meshtastic_Telemetry_init_zero;
+    m.which_variant = meshtastic_Telemetry_power_metrics_tag;
+    m.time = getTime();
     if (getPowerTelemetry(&m)) {
         LOG_INFO("(Sending): ch1_voltage=%f, ch1_current=%f, ch2_voltage=%f, ch2_current=%f, "
                  "ch3_voltage=%f, ch3_current=%f\n",