diff --git a/helper/leo-channel-helper.cc b/helper/leo-channel-helper.cc
index 1f58508..4d729b5 100644
--- a/helper/leo-channel-helper.cc
+++ b/helper/leo-channel-helper.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ LeoChannelHelper::LeoChannelHelper ()
   m_satDeviceFactory.Set ("DeviceType", EnumValue (LeoMockNetDevice::SAT));
 
   m_channelFactory.SetTypeId ("ns3::LeoMockChannel");
+
+  m_propagationLossFactory.SetTypeId ("ns3::LeoPropagationLossModel");
+
 }
 
 LeoChannelHelper::LeoChannelHelper (std::string constellation) :
@@ -119,8 +122,6 @@ LeoChannelHelper::SetConstellationAttributes (double eirp,
   m_gndDeviceFactory.Set ("DataRate", DoubleValue (dataRate));
   m_satDeviceFactory.Set ("DataRate", DoubleValue (dataRate));
 
-  m_propagationLossFactory.SetTypeId ("ns3::LeoPropagationLossModel");
-
   m_propagationLossFactory.Set ("ElevationAngle", DoubleValue (elevationAngle));
   m_propagationLossFactory.Set ("FreeSpaceLoss", DoubleValue (fspl));
   m_propagationLossFactory.Set ("AtmosphericLoss", DoubleValue (atmosphericLoss));