diff --git a/tasmota/support.ino b/tasmota/support.ino
index c5f6078ed..b94161c33 100644
--- a/tasmota/support.ino
+++ b/tasmota/support.ino
@@ -2010,6 +2010,16 @@ bool I2cBegin(int sda, int scl, uint32_t frequency) {
   return result;
 }
 
+bool I2cEnd(void) {
+  bool result = true;
+#ifdef ESP32
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR > 3
+  result = Wire.end();
+#endif
+#endif
+  return result;
+}
+
 #ifdef ESP32
 bool I2c2Begin(int sda, int scl, uint32_t frequency = 100000);
 bool I2c2Begin(int sda, int scl, uint32_t frequency) {
diff --git a/tasmota/xsns_07_sht1x.ino b/tasmota/xsns_07_sht1x.ino
index 5b5419648..d9ff9639f 100644
--- a/tasmota/xsns_07_sht1x.ino
+++ b/tasmota/xsns_07_sht1x.ino
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ void ShtDetect(void)
     sht_type = 1;
     AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, PSTR(D_LOG_I2C D_SHT1X_FOUND));
   } else {
+    I2cEnd();
     I2cBegin(sht_sda_pin, sht_scl_pin);
     sht_type = 0;
   }