diff --git a/main/esp32-lora.c b/main/esp32-lora.c
index 62fa6ea..ec30995 100644
--- a/main/esp32-lora.c
+++ b/main/esp32-lora.c
@@ -261,6 +261,19 @@ void lora32_set_coding_rate(lora32_cfg_t *lora, uint8_t d) {
   lora32_write_reg(lora, REG_MODEM_CONFIG_1, (lora32_read_reg(lora, REG_MODEM_CONFIG_1) & 0xF1) | (cr << 1));
 }
 
+static void lora32_handle_receive(lora32_cfg_t *lora) {
+  uint8_t len = lora32_read_reg(lora, (lora->implicitHeader ? REG_PAYLOAD_LENGTH : REG_RX_NB_BYTES));
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "lora32_dio0_task packet length: %d", len);
+
+  // TODO: set FIFO address to RX address
+  uint8_t fifo_addr = lora32_read_reg(lora, REG_FIFO_RX_CURRENT_ADDR);
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "lora32_dio0_task current FIFO address: %d", fifo_addr);
+
+  lora32_write_reg(lora, REG_FIFO_ADDR_PTR, fifo_addr);
+
+  lora->receive(len);
+}
+
 static void IRAM_ATTR lora32_dio0_task(void *arg) {
   lora32_cfg_t *lora = (lora32_cfg_t*)arg;
   ESP_LOGD(TAG, "starting DIO0 handler task");
@@ -280,17 +293,9 @@ static void IRAM_ATTR lora32_dio0_task(void *arg) {
     ESP_LOGD(TAG, "clearing irqs");
     lora32_write_reg(lora, REG_IRQ_FLAGS, irqs);
 
+    // is this the right check? seems to work but looks off
     if((irqs & IRQ_RX_DONE_MASK) == IRQ_RX_DONE_MASK) {
-      uint8_t len = lora32_read_reg(lora, (lora->implicitHeader ? REG_PAYLOAD_LENGTH : REG_RX_NB_BYTES));
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "lora32_dio0_task packet length: %d", len);
-
-      // TODO: set FIFO address to RX address
-      uint8_t fifo_addr = lora32_read_reg(lora, REG_FIFO_RX_CURRENT_ADDR);
-      ESP_LOGD(TAG, "lora32_dio0_task current FIFO address: %d", fifo_addr);
-
-      lora32_write_reg(lora, REG_FIFO_ADDR_PTR, fifo_addr);
-
-      lora->receive(len);
+      lora32_handle_receive(lora);
     }
   }
 }