diff --git a/fhem/fhem.pl b/fhem/fhem.pl
index 1d358b38a..c87f10b22 100755
--- a/fhem/fhem.pl
+++ b/fhem/fhem.pl
@@ -656,8 +656,7 @@ IsIgnored($)
 {
   my $devname = shift;
   if($devname &&
-     defined($attr{$devname}) &&
-     defined($attr{$devname}{ignore})) {
+     defined($attr{$devname}) && $attr{$devname}{ignore}) {
     Log 4, "Ignoring $devname";
     return 1;
   }