diff --git a/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc b/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc
index db35e2fca8bb0797774e246ed2691504eb29a581..8a88bada062df9658350f8e3c8fba2d768711585 100644
--- a/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc
+++ b/src/MissionManager/MissionManager.cc
@@ -409,11 +409,6 @@ void MissionManager::_requestNextMissionItem(void)
 
 void MissionManager::_handleMissionItem(const mavlink_message_t& message, bool missionItemInt)
 {
-    
-    if (!_checkForExpectedAck(AckMissionItem)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     MAV_CMD     command;
     MAV_FRAME   frame;
     double      param1;
@@ -468,7 +463,24 @@ void MissionManager::_handleMissionItem(const mavlink_message_t& message, bool m
         frame = MAV_FRAME_GLOBAL_RELATIVE_ALT;
     }
     
-    qCDebug(MissionManagerLog) << "_handleMissionItem seq:command:current" << seq << command << isCurrentItem;
+
+    bool ardupilotHomePositionUpdate = false;
+    if (!_checkForExpectedAck(AckMissionItem)) {
+        if (_vehicle->apmFirmware() && seq ==  0) {
+            ardupilotHomePositionUpdate = true;
+        } else {
+            qCDebug(MissionManagerLog) << "_handleMissionItem dropping spurious item seq:command:current" << seq << command << isCurrentItem;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    qCDebug(MissionManagerLog) << "_handleMissionItem seq:command:current:ardupilotHomePositionUpdate" << seq << command << isCurrentItem << ardupilotHomePositionUpdate;
+
+    if (ardupilotHomePositionUpdate) {
+        QGeoCoordinate newHomePosition(param5, param6, param7);
+        _vehicle->_setHomePosition(newHomePosition);
+        return;
+    }
     
     if (_itemIndicesToRead.contains(seq)) {
         _itemIndicesToRead.removeOne(seq);