diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/98_archetype.pm b/fhem/FHEM/98_archetype.pm
index 810b746c4..40019fc31 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/98_archetype.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/98_archetype.pm
@@ -515,6 +515,10 @@ sub archetype_attrCheck($$$$;$) {
 
   return if(AttrVal($name, "attributesExclude", "") =~ /$attribute/);
 
+  if(AttrVal($SELF, "actual_$attribute", undef)){
+    $desired = eval($desired) if($desired =~ m/^\{.*\}$/);
+    $desired = archetype_evalSpecials($name, $desired) if($desired =~ m/%/);
+  }
 
   if($desired =~ m/^least(\((.*)\))?:(.+)/){
     my $seperator = $2 ? $2 : " ";
@@ -527,11 +531,6 @@ sub archetype_attrCheck($$$$;$) {
     $desired = (split(":", $desired, 2))[1];
   }
 
-  if($hash->{DEF} eq "derive attributes"){
-    $desired = eval($desired) if($desired =~ m/^\{.*\}$/);
-    $desired = archetype_evalSpecials($name, $desired) if($desired =~ m/%/);
-  }
-
   return unless($desired);
 
   if($actual ne $desired){