diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xsns_sensor/xsns_63_aht1x.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xsns_sensor/xsns_63_aht1x.ino
index f62e572ee..77b430f54 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xsns_sensor/xsns_63_aht1x.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xsns_sensor/xsns_63_aht1x.ino
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct {
   bool write_ok = false;
   uint8_t addresses[2] = { AHT1X_ADDR1, AHT1X_ADDR2 };
   uint8_t count  = 0;
-  uint8_t Pcount = 0;
+  uint8_t Pcount = 9;
 } aht1x;
 
 struct {