diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 9fbca5996..5e62ae130 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
 - SVN
+  - bugfix:  PRESENCE: fixing not working re-initialization when
+             disabled attribute is set to 0 in lan-bluetooth mode
   - feature: LightScene: added attribute lightSceneParamsToSave for
              device specific configuration of reading/command pairs
              used to save/restore device state
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm b/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
index 5493cf28c..56458561b 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/73_PRESENCE.pm
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ PRESENCE_DoInit($)
 
     my ($hash) = @_;
 
-    if( not exists($hash->{helper}{DISABLED}) or exists($hash->{helper}{DISABLED}) and $hash->{helper}{DISABLED} == 1)
+    if( not exists($hash->{helper}{DISABLED}) or (exists($hash->{helper}{DISABLED}) and $hash->{helper}{DISABLED} == 0))
     {
 	readingsSingleUpdate($hash, "state", "active",0);
 	DevIo_SimpleWrite($hash, $hash->{ADDRESS}."|".$hash->{TIMEOUT_NORMAL}."\n", 0);