diff --git a/fhem/fhem.pl b/fhem/fhem.pl
index 6d69ce44c..0ad34f4c5 100755
--- a/fhem/fhem.pl
+++ b/fhem/fhem.pl
@@ -4179,26 +4179,18 @@ readingsBulkUpdate($$$@)
     if( $eocr
         && $eocrv[0] =~ m/.*:(.*)/ ) {
       my $threshold = $1;
-      my $ov = $value;
 
-      $value =~ s/[^\d\.\-eE]//g; # We expect only numbers here.
-      my $isNum = looks_like_number($value);
-      if(!$isNum) {   # Forum #41083
-        $value = $ov;
-        $value =~ s/[^\d\.\-]//g;
-        $isNum = looks_like_number($value);
-      }
-      if($isNum) {
+      if($value =~ m/([\d\.\-eE]+)/ && looks_like_number($1)) { #41083, #62190
+        my $mv = $1;
         my $last_value = $hash->{".attreocr-threshold$reading"};
         if( !defined($last_value) ) {
-          $hash->{".attreocr-threshold$reading"} = $value;
-        } elsif( abs($value-$last_value) < $threshold ) {
+          $hash->{".attreocr-threshold$reading"} = $mv;
+        } elsif( abs($mv - $last_value) < $threshold ) {
           $eocr = 0;
         } else {
-          $hash->{".attreocr-threshold$reading"} = $value;
+          $hash->{".attreocr-threshold$reading"} = $mv;
         }
       }
-      $value = $ov;
     }
 
     # determine if an event should be created: