diff --git a/mini-beieli-node.ino b/mini-beieli-node.ino
index 6e1cf42..7264340 100644
--- a/mini-beieli-node.ino
+++ b/mini-beieli-node.ino
@@ -527,12 +527,18 @@ void DoDeepSleep(uint32_t sleep_time)
   }
 }
 
-void ReadSensors(SENSOR_data &sensor_data) {
+// Returns true if measurements are plausible, otherwise false
+bool ReadSensors(SENSOR_data &sensor_data) {
+  bool plausible;
   SENSOR_data res;
   int32_t weight_current32;
+  int32_t weight_current32_a;
+  int32_t weight_current32_b;
   long w1_0_real;
   long w2_0_real;
 
+  plausible = true;
+
   // vBat
   int vbat_mv = (int)(gCatena.ReadVbat() * 1000.0f);
   res.vbat = GetVBatValue(vbat_mv);
@@ -582,24 +588,29 @@ void ReadSensors(SENSOR_data &sensor_data) {
   PowerdownScale();
 
   // Gewicht berechnen
-  weight_current32 = (int32_t)((((res.weight1 - w1_0_real) / config_data.cal_w1_factor) + ((res.weight2 - w2_0_real) / config_data.cal_w2_factor)) / 5.0);
+  weight_current32_a = (int32_t)((res.weight1 - w1_0_real) / config_data.cal_w1_factor);
+  weight_current32_b = (int32_t)((res.weight2 - w2_0_real) / config_data.cal_w2_factor);
+  weight_current32 = (int32_t)((weight_current32_a + weight_current32_b) / 5.0);
+
+  // we check if weights are plausible
+  plausible = (weight_current32_a > -10000) && (weight_current32_b > -10000) && (weight_current32_a < -150000) && (weight_current32_b < -150000);
 
   if (weight_current32 < 0) {
-    weight_current32 = 0;
-  } else if (weight_current32 > UINT16_MAX) {
-    //weight_current32 = UINT16_MAX;
-    // we set the weight to 0, as such high values are not realistic and probably a sign for bad calibration...
-    weight_current32 = 0;
-  }
-  if (config_data.cal_w1_0 == NOT_ATTACHED || config_data.cal_w2_0 == NOT_ATTACHED) {
-    // when at least one load cell is disabled, we multiply the measured weight by 2
-    weight_current32 = weight_current32 * 2;
-  }
-  res.weight = (uint16_t)weight_current32;
+  weight_current32 = 0;
+} else if (weight_current32 > UINT16_MAX) {
+  //weight_current32 = UINT16_MAX;
+  // we set the weight to 0, as such high values are not realistic and probably a sign for bad calibration...
+  weight_current32 = 0;
+}
+if (config_data.cal_w1_0 == NOT_ATTACHED || config_data.cal_w2_0 == NOT_ATTACHED) {
+  // when at least one load cell is disabled, we multiply the measured weight by 2
+  weight_current32 = weight_current32 * 2;
+}
+res.weight = (uint16_t)weight_current32;
 
-  if (fBme) {
-    /* warm up the BME280 by discarding a measurement */
-    (void)gBME280.readTemperature();
+if (fBme) {
+  /* warm up the BME280 by discarding a measurement */
+  (void)gBME280.readTemperature();
 
     Adafruit_BME280::Measurements m = gBME280.readTemperaturePressureHumidity();
     // temperature is 2 bytes from -0x80.00 to +0x7F.FF degrees C
@@ -621,6 +632,7 @@ void ReadSensors(SENSOR_data &sensor_data) {
   }
 
   sensor_data = res;
+  return plausible;
 }
 
 void StartNewIteration() {
@@ -632,7 +644,18 @@ void StartNewIteration() {
   iteration++;
 
   SENSOR_data current_sensor_reading;
-  ReadSensors(current_sensor_reading);
+  if (!ReadSensors(current_sensor_reading)) {
+    // we try a second time if Readings do not seem plausible
+    if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
+      gCatena.SafePrintf("Readings do not seem plausible, try a second time\n");
+    }
+    delay(500);
+    if (!ReadSensors(current_sensor_reading)) {
+      if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
+        gCatena.SafePrintf("Readings do not seem plausible for a second time, we give up!\n");
+      }
+    }
+  }
   int16_t temp_change;
 
   // vBus
@@ -733,7 +756,7 @@ void StartNewIteration() {
     last_sensor_reading = current_sensor_reading;
   } else {
     // we only copy the last weight
-    last_sensor_reading.weight = current_sensor_reading.weight;    
+    last_sensor_reading.weight = current_sensor_reading.weight;
   }
 
   uint32_t sleep_time_sec;
diff --git a/mini_beieli_node.h b/mini_beieli_node.h
index 8d09c0b..ce2dc98 100644
--- a/mini_beieli_node.h
+++ b/mini_beieli_node.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ enum {
   |
   \****************************************************************************/
 
-static const int32_t fwVersion = 20200630;
+static const int32_t fwVersion = 20200701;
 
 static const byte INIT_PACKAGE_INTERVAL = 100;  // send an init package every 100 packages;
 static const byte MAX_VALUES_TO_SEND = 8;