diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 63d6cb5a2..1e66157fb 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.
+ - change:  70_ONKYO_AVR: trying to improve reporting of model
  - feature: 31_HUEDevice: handle IODev rename
  - bugfix:  73_PRESENCE: add missing attributes retryCount and retryInterval
                          to AttrList
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/70_ONKYO_AVR.pm b/fhem/FHEM/70_ONKYO_AVR.pm
index 353f66ea0..3aed21eb1 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/70_ONKYO_AVR.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/70_ONKYO_AVR.pm
@@ -1838,20 +1838,9 @@ sub ONKYO_AVR_Read2($$$) {
 
             # Model
             $reading = "model";
-            if (
-                defined( $hash->{helper}{receiver}{device}{$reading} )
-                && ( !defined( $hash->{READINGS}{$reading}{VAL} )
-                    || $hash->{READINGS}{$reading}{VAL} ne
-                    $hash->{helper}{receiver}{device}{$reading} )
-              )
+            if ( defined( $hash->{helper}{receiver}{device}{$reading} ))
             {
-                if ( !exists( $attr{$name}{model} )
-                    || $attr{$name}{model} ne
-                    $hash->{helper}{receiver}{device}{$reading} )
-                {
-                    readingsBulkUpdate( $hash, $reading, 
-                      $hash->{helper}{receiver}{device}{$reading} );
-                }
+                $hash->{model} = $hash->{helper}{receiver}{device}{$reading};
             }
 
             # Firmware version