diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/98_openweathermap.pm b/fhem/FHEM/98_openweathermap.pm
index c906b2d47..193262f5d 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/98_openweathermap.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/98_openweathermap.pm
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #				added:	new reading for html response on "get/set"
 #	2013-10-12	added:	NotifyFn
 #
+#	2013-12-08	fixed:	first try to remove duplicate processing
+#
 
 package main;
 
@@ -252,6 +254,8 @@ sub OWO_GetStatus($;$){
 
 	$attr{$name}{"owoInterval"} = 600 if(AttrVal($name,"owoInterval",0) < 600);
 
+	RemoveInternalTimer($hash);
+
 ##### start of send job (own weather data)
 #
 #	do we have anything to send from our own station?