diff --git a/inc/temp.inc.sh b/inc/temp.inc.sh
index bc24f9a3..ae88134b 100644
--- a/inc/temp.inc.sh
+++ b/inc/temp.inc.sh
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ CHECKTEMPSENSOR(){
 				TIMEOUT=1
 			fi
 		else
-			 if ! temp_c=$(ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=3 -o ConnectionAttempts=2 root@${PW_REMOTE_SENSORS[${1}]} "/opt/idssys/defaults/get-data.sh cpu-usage") ; then
+			 if ! temp_c=$(ssh -q -o ConnectTimeout=3 -o ConnectionAttempts=1 root@${PW_REMOTE_SENSORS[${1}]} "/opt/idssys/defaults/get-data.sh cpu-usage") ; then
 				TIMEOUT=1 
 			 fi
 		fi