diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_73_9_lora.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_73_9_lora.ino
index f7eacc83a..33eb00269 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_73_9_lora.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_73_9_lora.ino
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ void LoraInput(void) {
         }
       } else {
         *--command_part = ' ';           // Restore strtok_r '/0'
-        rcvd_data++;                     // Remove TAS_LORA_REMOTE_COMMAND header
-        packet_size--;
       }
     }
+    rcvd_data++;                         // Remove TAS_LORA_REMOTE_COMMAND header
+    packet_size--;                       // Adjust packet size
   }
 
   bool raw = Lora->raw;