diff --git a/src/src/PluginStructs/P163_data_struct.cpp b/src/src/PluginStructs/P163_data_struct.cpp
index 91e736d15..1173fb23a 100644
--- a/src/src/PluginStructs/P163_data_struct.cpp
+++ b/src/src/PluginStructs/P163_data_struct.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@ P163_data_struct::~P163_data_struct() {
 * init
 *****************************************************/
 bool P163_data_struct::init(struct EventStruct *event) {
+  delete sensor; // In case init() is called again
   sensor = new (std::nothrow) CG_RadSens(RS_DEFAULT_I2C_ADDRESS);
 
   if ((nullptr != sensor) && sensor->init()) {
-    initialized = true;
-
     sensor->setLPmode(_lowPowerMode);
     sensor->setLedState(_ledState);
 
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ bool P163_data_struct::init(struct EventStruct *event) {
     }
   } else {
     delete sensor; // Clean up if initialization fails
+    sensor = nullptr;
     addLog(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, F("RadSens: Initialization failed!"));
   }
   return isInitialized();
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ bool P163_data_struct::plugin_read(struct EventStruct *event) {
 bool P163_data_struct::setOutputValues(struct EventStruct *event) {
   bool result = false;
 
+  if (nullptr == sensor) { return result; }
+
   const uint32_t count    = _readIncrement ? sensor->getNumberOfPulses() : sensor->getNumberOfNewPulses();
   const uint32_t incCount = sensor->getNumberOfPulses();
   const float    iDynamic = sensor->getRadIntensyDynamic();
diff --git a/src/src/PluginStructs/P163_data_struct.h b/src/src/PluginStructs/P163_data_struct.h
index a8d0db22e..b79d8ae08 100644
--- a/src/src/PluginStructs/P163_data_struct.h
+++ b/src/src/PluginStructs/P163_data_struct.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
   bool plugin_write(struct EventStruct *event,
                     String            & string);
   bool isInitialized() const {
-    return initialized;
+    return nullptr != sensor;
   }
 
 private:
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ private:
   bool _lowPowerMode  = false;
   bool _ledState      = true;
   bool _changeOnly    = false;
-
-  bool initialized = false;
 };
 
 #endif // ifdef USES_P163