diff --git a/WSPRBandHopping.cpp b/WSPRBandHopping.cpp
index 880f9ac1b..1638f5368 100644
--- a/WSPRBandHopping.cpp
+++ b/WSPRBandHopping.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void WSPRBandHopping::set_tx_percent (int new_value)
 }
 
 // determine the parameters of the hop, if any
-auto WSPRBandHopping::next_hop () -> Hop
+auto WSPRBandHopping::next_hop (bool tx_enabled) -> Hop
 {
   auto const& now = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc ();
   auto const& date = now.date ();
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ auto WSPRBandHopping::next_hop () -> Hop
 
   band_index = next_hopping_band();
 
-  tx_next = next_is_tx ();
+  tx_next = next_is_tx () && tx_enabled;
 
   int frequencies_index {-1};
   auto const& frequencies = m_->configuration_->frequencies ();
@@ -422,14 +422,15 @@ auto WSPRBandHopping::next_hop () -> Hop
   return {
     periods[period_index]
 
-    , frequencies_index
+      , frequencies_index
 
-    , frequencies_index >= 0                 // new band
+      , frequencies_index >= 0               // new band
+      && tx_enabled                          // transmit is allowed
       && !tx_next                            // not going to Tx anyway
       && m_->bands_[4].testBit (band_index)  // tune up required
       && !m_->bands_[5].testBit (band_index) // not an Rx only band
 
-    , frequencies_index >= 0                 // new band
+      , frequencies_index >= 0               // new band
       && tx_next                             // Tx scheduled
       && !m_->bands_[5].testBit (band_index) // not an Rx only band
    };
diff --git a/WSPRBandHopping.hpp b/WSPRBandHopping.hpp
index 1d5a316da..5fac8c644 100644
--- a/WSPRBandHopping.hpp
+++ b/WSPRBandHopping.hpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
     bool tx_next_;
   };
   // return the next band parameters
-  Hop next_hop ();
+  Hop next_hop (bool tx_enabled);
   // determine if the next period should be a transmit period
   bool next_is_tx ();
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index a8405290e..229e04082 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -4209,11 +4209,11 @@ void MainWindow::WSPR_scheduling ()
 {
   m_WSPR_tx_next = false;
   if (ui->band_hopping_group_box->isChecked ()) {
-    auto hop_data = m_WSPR_band_hopping.next_hop ();
     // qDebug () << "hop data: period:" << hop_data.period_name_
     // << "frequencies index:" << hop_data.frequencies_index_
     // << "tune:" << hop_data.tune_required_
     // << "tx:" << hop_data.tx_next_;
+    auto hop_data = m_WSPR_band_hopping.next_hop (m_auto);
     m_WSPR_tx_next = hop_data.tx_next_;
     if (hop_data.frequencies_index_ >= 0) { // new band
       ui->bandComboBox->setCurrentIndex (hop_data.frequencies_index_);