diff --git a/mini-beieli-node.ino b/mini-beieli-node.ino
index 7e99f04..7fb20ab 100644
--- a/mini-beieli-node.ino
+++ b/mini-beieli-node.ino
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ void DoDeepSleep(uint32_t sleep_time)
 // Returns true if measurements are plausible, otherwise false
 bool ReadSensors(SENSOR_data &sensor_data) {
   bool plausible;
+  bool plausible_a;
+  bool plausible_b;
   SENSOR_data res;
   int32_t weight_current32;
   int32_t weight_current32_a;
@@ -537,8 +539,6 @@ bool ReadSensors(SENSOR_data &sensor_data) {
   long w1_0_real;
   long w2_0_real;
 
-  plausible = true;
-
   // vBat
   int vbat_mv = (int)(gCatena.ReadVbat() * 1000.0f);
   res.vbat = GetVBatValue(vbat_mv);
@@ -553,29 +553,13 @@ bool ReadSensors(SENSOR_data &sensor_data) {
     if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
       gCatena.SafePrintf("LoadCell is ready.\n");
     }
-    if (config_data.cal_w1_0 != NOT_ATTACHED) {
-      res.weight1 = (int32_t)ReadScale('A');
-      if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
-        gCatena.SafePrintf("Load_cell 1 weight1_current: %ld\n", res.weight1);
-      }
-    } else {
-      res.weight1 = 0;
-      w1_0_real = 0;
-      if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
-        gCatena.SafePrintf("Load_cell 1 is disabled\n");
-      }
+    res.weight1 = (int32_t)ReadScale('A');
+    if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
+      gCatena.SafePrintf("Load_cell 1 weight1_current: %ld\n", res.weight1);
     }
-    if (config_data.cal_w2_0 != NOT_ATTACHED) {
-      res.weight2 = (int32_t)ReadScale('B');
-      if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
-        gCatena.SafePrintf("Load_cell 2 weight2_current: %ld\n", res.weight2);
-      }
-    } else {
-      res.weight2 = 0;
-      w2_0_real = 0;
-      if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
-        gCatena.SafePrintf("Load_cell 2 is disabled\n");
-      }
+    res.weight2 = (int32_t)ReadScale('B');
+    if (config_data.debug_level > 0) {
+      gCatena.SafePrintf("Load_cell 2 weight2_current: %ld\n", res.weight2);
     }
   }
   else {
@@ -593,24 +577,33 @@ bool ReadSensors(SENSOR_data &sensor_data) {
   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);
+  plausible_a = (weight_current32_a > -10000) && (weight_current32_a < 150000);
+  plausible_b = (weight_current32_b > -10000) && (weight_current32_b < 150000);
+  plausible = (plausible_a && plausible_b);
 
   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;
+    if (plausible) { 
+      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 (!plausible) {
+    weight_current32 = NOT_PLAUSIBLE_16;
+    if (!plausible_a) {
+      res.weight1 = NOT_PLAUSIBLE_32;
+    }
+    if (!plausible_b) {
+      res.weight2 = NOT_PLAUSIBLE_32;
+    }
+  }
+  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
@@ -1238,15 +1231,9 @@ cCommandStream::CommandStatus cmdCalibrateScaleA(cCommandStream * pThis, void *p
   String w1_gramm(argv[1]);
   long weight1;
 
-  if (w1_gramm == "NA") {
-    // scale a is not connected
-    config_data.cal_w1_factor = 1.0;
-    config_data.cal_w1_0 = NOT_ATTACHED;
-  } else {
-    setup_scales();
-    weight1 = ReadScale('A');
-    config_data.cal_w1_factor = (float)((weight1 - config_data.cal_w1_0) / w1_gramm.toFloat());
-  }
+  setup_scales();
+  weight1 = ReadScale('A');
+  config_data.cal_w1_factor = (float)((weight1 - config_data.cal_w1_0) / w1_gramm.toFloat());
 
   gCatena.getFram()->saveField(cFramStorage::kAppConf, (const uint8_t *)&config_data, sizeof(config_data));
 
@@ -1260,15 +1247,9 @@ cCommandStream::CommandStatus cmdCalibrateScaleB(cCommandStream * pThis, void *p
   String w2_gramm(argv[1]);
   long weight2;
 
-  if (w2_gramm == "NA") {
-    // scale b is not connected
-    config_data.cal_w2_factor = 1.0;
-    config_data.cal_w2_0 = NOT_ATTACHED;
-  } else {
-    setup_scales();
-    weight2 = ReadScale('B');
-    config_data.cal_w2_factor = (float)((weight2 - config_data.cal_w2_0) / w2_gramm.toFloat());
-  }
+  setup_scales();
+  weight2 = ReadScale('B');
+  config_data.cal_w2_factor = (float)((weight2 - config_data.cal_w2_0) / w2_gramm.toFloat());
 
   gCatena.getFram()->saveField(cFramStorage::kAppConf, (const uint8_t *)&config_data, sizeof(config_data));
 
diff --git a/mini_beieli_node.h b/mini_beieli_node.h
index ce2dc98..9d0672e 100644
--- a/mini_beieli_node.h
+++ b/mini_beieli_node.h
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ static const uint8_t LORA_DATA_VERSION = 1;
 static const uint8_t LORA_DATA_VERSION_FIRST_PACKAGE = 128;
 static const uint32_t PRESSURE_OFFSET = 825;
 static const uint16_t SEND_DIFF_THRESHOLD_5GRAMS = 20;   // when weight changes by 100g, then send data
-static const long NOT_ATTACHED = -2147483648;
+static const long NOT_PLAUSIBLE_16 = 65535;
+static const long NOT_PLAUSIBLE_32 = 2147483647;
 static const byte INIT_PACKETS = 5;
 
 // must be 64 bytes long (size of kAppConf)