diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 7de1e6ac..1bba96e7 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-VERS='2.5.162-01262024'
+VERS='2.5.163-01272024'
 
 noheader=' update service dailytemp confsync -r -report '
 
diff --git a/inc/temp.inc.sh b/inc/temp.inc.sh
index 1bd830c5..0dcec055 100644
--- a/inc/temp.inc.sh
+++ b/inc/temp.inc.sh
@@ -171,13 +171,14 @@ CHECKTEMPSENSOR(){
 	else
 		average=''
 	fi
-		
+	
+	TIMEOUT=0
 	if [ "${PW_SENSOR_TYPE[${1}]}" == "mqtt" ]; then
-		mqtt_message=`${mqtt_conn} -t tele/${1}/SENSOR -C 1`
+		if ! mqtt_message=`${mqtt_conn} -t tele/${1}/SENSOR -C 1` ; then TIMEOUT=1; fi
 		echo ${mqtt_message} | cut -d':' -f 6 | cut -d',' -f 1 | read temp_c
 		
 	elif [ "${PW_SENSOR_TYPE[${1}]}" == "lacrosse" ]; then
-		INFO=$(curl -m 7 -s --get -d "deviceid=${PW_LACROSSE_ID[${SENSOR}]}" -d "limit=1" -d "metric=1" -d "timezone=2" https://decent-destiny-704.appspot.com/laxservices/device_info.php)
+		if ! INFO=$(curl -m 7 -s --get -d "deviceid=${PW_LACROSSE_ID[${SENSOR}]}" -d "limit=1" -d "metric=1" -d "timezone=2" https://decent-destiny-704.appspot.com/laxservices/device_info.php) ; then TIMEOUT=1; fi
 		if [ "${INFO}" != "" ]; then
 			if [[ "${1}" = *"-Probe" ]]; then
 				temp_c=`IDS_NUMBER_FORMAT $(echo ${INFO} | jq -r '.device0 .obs[].probe_temp') 2 yes`
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ CHECKTEMPSENSOR(){
 			temp_c=$(cat /sys/class/hwmon/hwmon2/fan1_input)
 		fi
 	elif [ "${PW_SENSOR_TYPE[${1}]}" == "remotesystem" ]; then
-		temp_c=$(ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=3 -o ConnectionAttempts=1 root@${PW_REMOTE_SENSORS[${1}]} vcgencmd measure_temp)
+		if ! temp_c=$(ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=3 -o ConnectionAttempts=1 root@${PW_REMOTE_SENSORS[${1}]} vcgencmd measure_temp) ; then TIMEOUT=1; fi
 		if [ "${temp_c}" != "" ]; then
 			temp_c=${temp_c%\'*}; temp_c=${temp_c#*=}
 			
@@ -207,7 +208,6 @@ CHECKTEMPSENSOR(){
 		temp_crit=`echo $(bc <<< "scale=2; (${4}*1.8+32)/1") | awk '{print int($1+0.5)}'`
 		
 	elif [ "${PW_SENSOR_TYPE[${1}]}" == "cpu" ]; then
-		TIMEOUT=0
 		if [ "${1}" == "Powerwall-CPU-Usage" ]; then
 			if ! temp_c=$(awk '{u=$2+$4; t=$2+$4+$5; if (NR==1){u1=u; t1=t;} else print ($2+$4-u1) * 100 / (t-t1) "%"; }' <(grep 'cpu ' /proc/stat) <(sleep 1;grep 'cpu ' /proc/stat) | sed -e 's/%//g') ; then
 				TIMEOUT=1