diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 2e219d951..f3f53b2b6 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.
+ - bugfix: 70_DENON_AVR: fixed HTTP 403 (thx justme1968)
  - bugfix : 73_AutoShuttersControl: fix shading drive if current position under
                                     shading position
  - feature: 37_echodevice.pm 
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/70_DENON_AVR.pm b/fhem/FHEM/70_DENON_AVR.pm
index 62a106cbe..2b24bedcb 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/70_DENON_AVR.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/70_DENON_AVR.pm
@@ -1002,7 +1002,10 @@ sub DENON_AVR_ParseDeviceinfoResponse {
   my $name = $hash->{NAME};
   my $return;
 
-  if($err ne "") {
+  if($err ne '' || $data =~ m/Error 403/) {
+      if ( $err eq '' ) {
+        $err = 'Error 403: Forbidden';
+      }
       Log3 $name, 0, "DENON_AVR ($name) - Error while requesting ".$param->{url}." - $err";
       readingsBeginUpdate($hash);
       readingsBulkUpdate($hash, 'httpState', 'ERROR', 0);