diff --git a/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-tune.py b/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-tune.py
index 75655bc4..76c81d9f 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-tune.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/auto-tune.py
@@ -396,8 +396,12 @@ class auto_tune(plugins.Plugin):
 
     def on_ui_update(self, ui):
         try:
-            mode = 'AT'
-            ui.set('mode', mode)
+            if self._agent.mode == 'manual':
+                mode = 'MANU'
+                ui.set('mode', mode)
+            else:
+                mode = 'AT'
+                ui.set('mode', mode)
         except Exception as e:
             logging.exception(e)