diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm b/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
index a10bc92ac..0d4f6a686 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
@@ -309,24 +309,27 @@ PRESENCE_Attr(@)
   {
     if($a[3] eq "0")
     {
-	$hash->{helper}{DISABLED} = 0;
-	readingsSingleUpdate($hash, "state", "defined",0);
+	
+	readingsSingleUpdate($hash, "state", "defined",0) if(exists($hash->{helper}{DISABLED}) and $hash->{helper}{DISABLED} == 1);
 	if(defined($hash->{DeviceName}))
 	{
 	    if(defined($hash->{FD}))
 	    {
-		PRESENCE_DoInit($hash);
+		PRESENCE_DoInit($hash) if(exists($hash->{helper}{DISABLED}));
+		$hash->{helper}{DISABLED} = 0;
 	    }
 	    else
 	    {
+		$hash->{helper}{DISABLED} = 0;
 		DevIo_OpenDev($hash, 0, "PRESENCE_DoInit");
 	    }
 	}
 	else
 	{
+	    $hash->{helper}{DISABLED} = 0;
 	    PRESENCE_StartLocalScan($hash);
 	}
-	
+	$hash->{helper}{DISABLED} = 0;
     }
     elsif($a[3] eq "1")
     {
@@ -345,21 +348,24 @@ PRESENCE_Attr(@)
   }
   elsif($a[0] eq "del" && $a[2] eq "disable")
   {
-    $hash->{helper}{DISABLED} = 0;
-    readingsSingleUpdate($hash, "state", "defined",0);
+    
+    readingsSingleUpdate($hash, "state", "defined",0) if(exists($hash->{helper}{DISABLED}) and $hash->{helper}{DISABLED} == 1);
     if(defined($hash->{DeviceName}))
     {
         if(defined($hash->{FD}))
 	    {
-		PRESENCE_DoInit($hash);
+		PRESENCE_DoInit($hash) if(exists($hash->{helper}{DISABLED}));
+		$hash->{helper}{DISABLED} = 0;
 	    }
 	    else
 	    {
+		$hash->{helper}{DISABLED} = 0;
 		DevIo_OpenDev($hash, 0, "PRESENCE_DoInit");
 	    }
     }
     else
     {
+	$hash->{helper}{DISABLED} = 0;
         PRESENCE_StartLocalScan($hash);
     }
   }
@@ -438,14 +444,11 @@ PRESENCE_DoInit($)
 
     my ($hash) = @_;
 
-    unless($hash->{helper}{DISABLED})
+    if( not exists($hash->{helper}{DISABLED}) or exists($hash->{helper}{DISABLED}) and $hash->{helper}{DISABLED} == 1)
     {
+	readingsSingleUpdate($hash, "state", "active",0);
 	DevIo_SimpleWrite($hash, $hash->{ADDRESS}."|".$hash->{TIMEOUT_NORMAL}."\n", 0);
     }
-    else
-    {
-	readingsSingleUpdate($hash, "state", "disabled",1);
-    }
 }