diff --git a/usbtunerhelper.c b/usbtunerhelper.c
index 7906f9b..5bdd359 100644
--- a/usbtunerhelper.c
+++ b/usbtunerhelper.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ struct vtuner_adapter
 	int firstdata;
 	pthread_t eventthread, pumpthread;
 	__u16 pidlist[30];
+	fe_type_t fe_type;
 };
 
 struct vtuner_adapter adapters[MAX_ADAPTERS];
@@ -294,6 +295,11 @@ void *event_proc(void *ptr)
 			{
 			case MSG_SET_FRONTEND:
 				adapter->firstdata = 1;
+				if ((adapter->fe_type == FE_OFDM) && (message.body.dvb_frontend_parameters.u.ofdm.code_rate_HP != FEC_AUTO))
+				{
+					message.body.dvb_frontend_parameters.u.ofdm.code_rate_HP = FEC_AUTO;
+					printf("[FE_SET_FRONTEND] OFDM CODE RATE HP SETTED AUTO\n", adapter->vtunerindex);
+				}
 				ioctl(adapter->frontend, FE_SET_FRONTEND, &message.body.dvb_frontend_parameters);
 				break;
 			case MSG_GET_FRONTEND:
@@ -585,6 +591,8 @@ int init_adapter(int id)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+	adapter->fe_type = fe_info.type;
+
 	ioctl(adapter->vtuner, VTUNER_SET_NAME, adapter->name);
 	ioctl(adapter->vtuner, VTUNER_SET_TYPE, type);
 	ioctl(adapter->vtuner, VTUNER_SET_FE_INFO, &fe_info);