diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/90_at.pm b/fhem/FHEM/90_at.pm
index d9e026d43..a1803a2b7 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/90_at.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/90_at.pm
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ at_Define($$)
     RemoveInternalTimer($hash);
     InternalTimer($nt, "at_Exec", $hash, 0);
     $hash->{NTM} = $ntm if($rel eq "+" || $fn);
-    $hash->{STATE} = AttrVal($name, "disable", undef) ?
+    my $val = AttrVal($name, "disable", undef) ?
                           "disabled" : ("Next: ".FmtTime($nt));
+    readingsSingleUpdate($hash, "state", $val, 1);
   }
 
   return undef;
@@ -242,10 +243,9 @@ at_Attr(@)
   }
   $do = 2 if($cmd eq "del" && (!$attrName || $attrName eq "disable"));
   return if(!$do);
-  $hash->{STATE} = ($do == 1 ?
-        "disabled" :
-        "Next: " . FmtTime($hash->{TRIGGERTIME}));
-
+  my $val = ($do == 1 ?  "disabled" :
+                         "Next: " . FmtTime($hash->{TRIGGERTIME}));
+  readingsSingleUpdate($hash, "state", $val, 1);
   return undef;
 }
 
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/91_notify.pm b/fhem/FHEM/91_notify.pm
index 748abd329..d09d3e886 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/91_notify.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/91_notify.pm
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ notify_Define($$)
   return "Bad regexp: $@" if($@);
   $hash->{REGEXP} = $re;
   $hash->{".COMMAND"} = $command;
-  $hash->{STATE} = "active";
+  readingsSingleUpdate($hash, "state", "active", 1);
   notifyRegexpChanged($hash, $re);
 
   return undef;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ notify_Attr(@)
   $do = 2 if($a[0] eq "del" && (!$a[2] || $a[2] eq "disable"));
   return if(!$do);
 
-  $defs{$a[1]}{STATE} = ($do == 1 ? "disabled" : "active");
+  readingsSingleUpdate($defs{$a[1]}, "state", $do==1 ? "disabled":"active", 1);
   return undef;
 }