diff --git a/src/modules/LR11x0/LR11x0.cpp b/src/modules/LR11x0/LR11x0.cpp
index 7b988371..a360b935 100644
--- a/src/modules/LR11x0/LR11x0.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/LR11x0/LR11x0.cpp
@@ -356,10 +356,9 @@ int16_t LR11x0::standby(uint8_t mode, bool wakeup) {
   this->mod->setRfSwitchState(Module::MODE_IDLE);
 
   if(wakeup) {
-    // pull NSS low for a while to wake up
-    this->mod->hal->digitalWrite(this->mod->getCs(), this->mod->hal->GpioLevelLow);
-    this->mod->hal->delay(1);
-    this->mod->hal->digitalWrite(this->mod->getCs(), this->mod->hal->GpioLevelHigh);
+    // send a NOP command - this pulls the NSS low to exit the sleep mode,
+    // while preventing interference with possible other SPI transactions
+    (void)this->mod->SPIwriteStream(RADIOLIB_LR11X0_CMD_NOP, NULL, 0, false, false);
   }
 
   uint8_t buff[] = { mode };
diff --git a/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp b/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
index 1d8c0801..31aa2aa3 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX126x/SX126x.cpp
@@ -467,8 +467,10 @@ int16_t SX126x::standby(uint8_t mode, bool wakeup) {
   this->mod->setRfSwitchState(Module::MODE_IDLE);
 
   if(wakeup) {
-    // pull NSS low to wake up
-    this->mod->hal->digitalWrite(this->mod->getCs(), this->mod->hal->GpioLevelLow);
+    // send a NOP command - this pulls the NSS low to exit the sleep mode,
+    // while preventing interference with possible other SPI transactions
+    // see https://github.com/jgromes/RadioLib/discussions/1364
+    (void)this->mod->SPIwriteStream(RADIOLIB_SX126X_CMD_NOP, NULL, 0, false, false);
   }
 
   uint8_t data[] = { mode };
diff --git a/src/modules/SX128x/SX128x.cpp b/src/modules/SX128x/SX128x.cpp
index 21f6b21c..a86d82ab 100644
--- a/src/modules/SX128x/SX128x.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/SX128x/SX128x.cpp
@@ -480,8 +480,9 @@ int16_t SX128x::standby(uint8_t mode, bool wakeup) {
   this->mod->setRfSwitchState(Module::MODE_IDLE);
 
   if(wakeup) {
-    // pull NSS low to wake up
-    this->mod->hal->digitalWrite(this->mod->getCs(), this->mod->hal->GpioLevelLow);
+    // send a NOP command - this pulls the NSS low to exit the sleep mode,
+    // while preventing interference with possible other SPI transactions
+    (void)this->mod->SPIwriteStream(RADIOLIB_SX128X_CMD_NOP, NULL, 0, false, false);
   }
 
   uint8_t data[] = { mode };