diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/10_CUL_HM.pm b/fhem/FHEM/10_CUL_HM.pm
index 4534ea996..93c5a7475 100755
--- a/fhem/FHEM/10_CUL_HM.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/10_CUL_HM.pm
@@ -747,10 +747,6 @@ sub CUL_HM_Attr(@) {#################################
   }
   elsif($attrName eq "autoReadReg"){
     if ($cmd eq "set"){
-      if($init_done){
-        return "$attrName only for physical devices"
-              if(CUL_HM_getAttr($name,"subType","virtual"));
-      }
       CUL_HM_complConfigTest($name)
         if (!CUL_HM_getAttrInt($name,"ignore"));;
     }
@@ -807,6 +803,10 @@ sub CUL_HM_AttrCheck(@) {############################
     return " $attrName only valid for devices"
       if (($modules{CUL_HM}{Attr}{dev}.$modules{CUL_HM}{Attr}{devPhy}) =~ m /\b$attrName\b/);
   }
+  if ($defs{$name}{helper}{role}{vrt}){
+    return " $attrName only valid for physical devices"
+      if ($modules{CUL_HM}{Attr}{devPhy} =~ m /\b$attrName\b/);
+  }
   return undef;
 }
 sub CUL_HM_prtInit($){ #setup protocol variables after define