diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/31_HUEDevice.pm b/fhem/FHEM/31_HUEDevice.pm
index f632b8819..1857c1d6f 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/31_HUEDevice.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/31_HUEDevice.pm
@@ -1804,10 +1804,6 @@ HUEDevice_Parse($$)
         }
       }
 
-    } else {
-      # how can this happen?
-      Log3 $name, 1, "$name: HUEDevice_Parse called without \$result->{state}: ". ($HUEDevice_hasDataDumper?Dumper $result:'');
-
     }
 
     CommandDeleteReading( undef, "$name .lastupdated" );
@@ -1819,13 +1815,13 @@ HUEDevice_Parse($$)
        my $i = 0;
        foreach my $key ( keys %readings ) {
          if( defined($readings{$key}) ) {
-           my $rut = ReadingsTimestamp($name,$key,undef);
-           if( !defined($result->{v2_service}) && $ts && defined($rut) && $ts <= time_str2num($rut) ) {
-             Log3 $name, 4, "$name: ignoring reading $key with timestamp $lastupdated, current reading timestamp is $rut";
-             next;
-           }
-
            if( $lastupdated ) {
+             my $rut = ReadingsTimestamp($name,$key,undef);
+             if( !defined($result->{v2_service}) && $ts && defined($rut) && $ts <= time_str2num($rut) ) {
+               Log3 $name, 4, "$name: ignoring reading $key with timestamp $lastupdated, current reading timestamp is $rut";
+               next;
+             }
+
              $hash->{'.updateTimestamp'} = $lastupdated;
              $hash->{CHANGETIME}[$i] = $lastupdated;
            }