diff --git a/FHEM/73_GardenaSmartBridge.pm b/FHEM/73_GardenaSmartBridge.pm
index 6c00470..cd0d384 100644
--- a/FHEM/73_GardenaSmartBridge.pm
+++ b/FHEM/73_GardenaSmartBridge.pm
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ sub WriteReadings {
                       if ( ref($v) eq 'ARRAY' );
 
                     #$v = encode_utf8($v);
+                    $v = ' ' if (!defined $v);
                     Log3 $name, 4, "Gardena DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG stage 1 ".$decode_json->{abilities}[0]{properties}[$properties]{name} if ( $decode_json->{abilities}[0]{properties}[$properties]
                         {name} !~ /ethernet_status|wifi_status/ );
                     Log3 $name, 4, "Gardena DEBUG DEBUG DEBUG stage 2".$t if ( $decode_json->{abilities}[0]{properties}[$properties]
diff --git a/controls_GardenaSmartDevice.txt b/controls_GardenaSmartDevice.txt
index 439d528..de89374 100644
--- a/controls_GardenaSmartDevice.txt
+++ b/controls_GardenaSmartDevice.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-UPD 2024-02-21_21:59:56 49549 FHEM/73_GardenaSmartBridge.pm
+UPD 2024-02-23_22:52:08 49596 FHEM/73_GardenaSmartBridge.pm
 UPD 2024-01-24_21:11:27 126386 FHEM/74_GardenaSmartDevice.pm