diff --git a/src/detect/ScanI2CTwoWire.cpp b/src/detect/ScanI2CTwoWire.cpp
index 38d860f65..849e22348 100644
--- a/src/detect/ScanI2CTwoWire.cpp
+++ b/src/detect/ScanI2CTwoWire.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ bool ScanI2CTwoWire::i2cCommandResponseLength(ScanI2C::DeviceAddress addr, uint1
 #include "../modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SEN5XSensor.h"
 bool probeSEN5X(TwoWire *i2cBus, uint8_t address, ScanI2C::I2CPort port)
 {
-    SEN5XSensor sen5xsensor = SEN5XSensor();
+    SEN5XSensor sen5xsensor;
     return sen5xsensor.probe(i2cBus, address, port);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SEN5XSensor.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SEN5XSensor.cpp
index 0070a7598..d15f543e8 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SEN5XSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SEN5XSensor.cpp
@@ -86,16 +86,8 @@ bool SEN5XSensor::probe(TwoWire *bus, uint8_t address, ScanI2C::I2CPort port)
     reClockI2C.setup(_bus, _port);
 #endif /* SEN5X_I2C_CLOCK_SPEED */
 
-    delay(50); // without this there is an error on the deviceReset function
-
-    if (!sendCommand(SEN5X_RESET)) {
-        LOG_ERROR("SEN5X: error resetting device");
-        return false;
-    }
-    delay(200); // From Sensirion Datasheet
-
     if (!findModel()) {
-        LOG_ERROR("SEN5X: error finding sensor model");
+        LOG_DEBUG("SEN5X: can't find SEN5X model");
         return false;
     }
     return true;