diff --git a/inc/temp.inc.sh b/inc/temp.inc.sh
index e37c171d..69d011c2 100644
--- a/inc/temp.inc.sh
+++ b/inc/temp.inc.sh
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ CHECKTEMP_SERVICE_RUNSENSOR(){
 						SENDNOTICE "${SENSOR} Data" "${SENSOR} is reporting data again"
 						echo "($(date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')) - ${SENSOR} - Sensor is reporting data again" >> ${logtemp}
 						rm -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/${SENSOR}-error.*
-					elif [ "$(ls ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/${SENSOR}-error.*)" != "" ]; then
+					elif [ $(ls ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/${SENSOR}-error.* 2>/dev/null | wc -l) -gt 0 ]; then
 						rm -f ${PW_TMPFOLDER}/${SENSOR}-error.*
 					fi