diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java
index ab7e2306..3cda3144 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ public class PebbleIoThread extends GBDeviceIoThread {
 
         if (uri.equals(Uri.parse("fake://health"))) {
             write(mPebbleProtocol.encodeActivateHealth(true));
+            write(mPebbleProtocol.encodeSaneDistanceUnit());
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleProtocol.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleProtocol.java
index 17bcf549..b888e75e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleProtocol.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleProtocol.java
@@ -712,6 +712,14 @@ public class PebbleProtocol extends GBDeviceProtocol {
         return encodeBlobdb("activityPreferences", command, BLOBDB_HEALTH, blob);
     }
 
+    public byte[] encodeSaneDistanceUnit() {
+        byte[] blob;
+        byte command;
+        command = BLOBDB_INSERT;
+        blob = new byte[]{0x00};
+        return encodeBlobdb("unitsDistance", command, BLOBDB_HEALTH, blob);
+    }
+
     public byte[] encodeReportDataLogSessions() {
         return encodeSimpleMessage(ENDPOINT_DATALOG, DATALOG_REPORTSESSIONS);
     }