diff --git a/src/Socket/messages-send.ts b/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
index 0a7d329c..fd84e764 100644
--- a/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
+++ b/src/Socket/messages-send.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export const makeMessagesSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 					content: [{ tag: 'media_conn', attrs: {} }]
 				})
 				const mediaConnNode = getBinaryNodeChild(result, 'media_conn')!
+				// TODO: explore full length of data that whatsapp provides
 				const node: MediaConnInfo = {
 					hosts: getBinaryNodeChildren(mediaConnNode, 'host').map(({ attrs }) => ({
 						hostname: attrs.hostname!,
@@ -465,7 +466,11 @@ export const makeMessagesSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 				category: 'peer',
 
 				push_priority: 'high_force'
-			}
+			},
+			additionalNodes: [{
+				tag: 'meta',
+				attrs: {'appdata': 'default'}
+			}]
 		})
 
 		return msgId