diff --git a/CHANGED b/CHANGED
index 4fe149e04..207900869 100644
--- a/CHANGED
+++ b/CHANGED
@@ -439,3 +439,4 @@
   - feature: new modules 00_CM11.pm and 20_X10.pm for integration of X10
              devices in fhem (Boris 2008-11-02)
   - feature: X10 support for pgm3 (Boris 2008-11-02)
+  - bugfix:  FHT short message warning
diff --git a/FHEM/11_FHT.pm b/FHEM/11_FHT.pm
index 1feb12504..12b4d7fcd 100755
--- a/FHEM/11_FHT.pm
+++ b/FHEM/11_FHT.pm
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@ FHT_Parse($$)
   my $def = $defptr{$dev};
   my $name = $def->{NAME};
 
+  # Short message
+  if(length($msg) < 26)  {
+    Log 4,"FHT Short message. Device $name, Message: $msg";
+    return "";
+  }
+
   if(!$val || $cde eq "65" || $cde eq "66") {
     # This is a confirmation message. We reformat it so that
     # it looks like a real message, and let the rest parse it