diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 07753f460..723260daf 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
+  - changed: 70_BRAVIA: renamed reading/internal modelName to model
   - new:     98_GOOGLECAST: first release, read commandref for requirements
   - changed: 74_AMADautomagicFlowset_4.0.3.xml: workaround for better auto
                                                 flowsetupdate
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/70_BRAVIA.pm b/fhem/FHEM/70_BRAVIA.pm
index 3618096a3..060aa74ed 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/70_BRAVIA.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/70_BRAVIA.pm
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ sub BRAVIA_Define($$) {
     
     $hash->{name} = ReadingsVal($name, "name", "");
 
-    $hash->{modelName} = ReadingsVal($name, "modelName", "");
+    $hash->{model} = ReadingsVal($name, "model", "");
 
     $hash->{generation} = ReadingsVal($name, "generation", "");
 
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ sub BRAVIA_ProcessCommandData ($$) {
     
       # read system information if not existing
       BRAVIA_SendCommand( $hash, "getSystemInformation" )
-          if ( ReadingsVal($name, "name", "0") eq "0" );
+          if ( ReadingsVal($name, "name", "0") eq "0" || ReadingsVal($name, "model", "0") eq "0" );
     
       # read content information
       if ( ReadingsVal($name, "generation", "1.0") ne "1.0" ) {
@@ -1217,10 +1217,10 @@ sub BRAVIA_ProcessCommandData ($$) {
           readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "area", $sysInfo->{area} );
           readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "language", $sysInfo->{language} );
           readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "country", $sysInfo->{region} );
-          readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "modelName", $sysInfo->{model} );
+          readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "model", $sysInfo->{model} );
           readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "macAddr", $sysInfo->{macAddr} );
           $hash->{name} = $sysInfo->{name};
-          $hash->{modelName} = $sysInfo->{model};
+          $hash->{model} = $sysInfo->{model};
           $hash->{generation} = $sysInfo->{generation};
         } else {
           readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "name", $return->{name} );
@@ -1228,9 +1228,9 @@ sub BRAVIA_ProcessCommandData ($$) {
           readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "area", $return->{area} );
           readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "language", $return->{language} );
           readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "country", $return->{country} );
-          readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "modelName", $return->{modelName} );
+          readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, "model", $return->{modelName} );
           $hash->{name} = $return->{name};
-          $hash->{modelName} = $return->{modelName};
+          $hash->{model} = $return->{modelName};
           $hash->{generation} = $return->{generation};
         }
         readingsEndUpdate( $hash, 1 );