# LMIC Library Always Does Unwanted Downlink

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**Category:** LMIC\
**Created:** [January 8, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/lmic-library-always-does-unwanted-downlink/21293 "2019-01-08T01:59:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![ElectronicallyE](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/electronicallye/32/48501_2.png) [@ElectronicallyE](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/ElectronicallyE)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/lmic-library-always-does-unwanted-downlink/21293/13 "2019-01-09T22:49:34Z")

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Okay. Thanks for the clarification. So, just that I understand, is this an expected occurrence due to the device having the initialise and setup ADR because of AU915?

There is an issue with this. Due to the fair access policy, I will infringe on the maximum number of downlinks in no time:

> [@Fair Use Policy explained](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/fair-use-policy-explained/1300/1):
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> At most 10 downlink messages per day, including the ACKs for confirmed uplinks.

How then do I resolve this problem? On the surface, the downlinks are little more than a nuisance, but mean that I currently would not be able to use these nodes if I wish to follow the rules.

Also, is this the case for all LoRaWAN nodes using AU915, or is this limited to the LMIC library and it’s supported devices? I don’t recall other devices I have testing doing this, but I may be mistaken.

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