diff --git a/fhem/contrib/statistics/98_fheminfo2.pm b/fhem/contrib/statistics/98_fheminfo2.pm
index 4ce0093a7..5ee3b0505 100644
--- a/fhem/contrib/statistics/98_fheminfo2.pm
+++ b/fhem/contrib/statistics/98_fheminfo2.pm
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ sub _fi2_Count() {
 #         $model = ReadingsVal($name,'type',$model);
          $model = ReadingsVal($name,'model',$model);
 my $debug = "Name: $name Model: $model chanNo: ";
-$debug .= if(defined($defs{$key}{'chanNo'}));
+$debug .= $defs{$key}{'chanNo'} if(defined($defs{$key}{'chanNo'}));
       $fhemInfo{$type}{$model}++ unless defined($defs{$key}{'chanNo'}); # exclude Homematic channels
    }