diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-setup b/src/freedombone-utils-setup
index 49aead2e..32af774c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-setup
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-setup
@@ -552,6 +552,9 @@ function disable_null_passwords {
 }
 
 function create_usb_canary {
+    if [[ $SYSTEM_TYPE == "mesh"* ]]; then
+        return
+    fi
     if [[ $(is_completed $FUNCNAME) == "1" ]]; then
         return
     fi