diff --git a/mini-beieli-node.ino b/mini-beieli-node.ino
index fa66ab1..bdc1086 100644
--- a/mini-beieli-node.ino
+++ b/mini-beieli-node.ino
@@ -429,10 +429,6 @@ void setup_uplink(void)
     else {
       gLed.Set(LedPattern::Joining);
 
-      /* warm up the BME280 by discarding a measurement */
-      if (fBme)
-        (void)gBME280.readTemperature();
-
       /* trigger a join by sending the first packet */
       ReadSensors(true, false);
     }
@@ -588,6 +584,9 @@ void ReadSensors(bool firstTime, bool readOnly)
   uint16_t weight_last;
 
   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
     // pressure is 2 bytes, hPa * 10.