diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SHT31Sensor.cpp b/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SHT31Sensor.cpp
index 7f2b7691e..35978d970 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SHT31Sensor.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SHT31Sensor.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ int32_t SHT31Sensor::runOnce()
     if (!hasSensor()) {
         return DEFAULT_SENSOR_MINIMUM_WAIT_TIME_BETWEEN_READS;
     }
+    sht31 = Adafruit_SHT31(nodeTelemetrySensorsMap[sensorType].second);
     status = sht31.begin(nodeTelemetrySensorsMap[sensorType].first);
     return initI2CSensor();
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SHT31Sensor.h b/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SHT31Sensor.h
index 9700bdf2c..c6f8f1596 100644
--- a/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SHT31Sensor.h
+++ b/src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/SHT31Sensor.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class SHT31Sensor : public TelemetrySensor
 {
   private:
-    Adafruit_SHT31 sht31 = Adafruit_SHT31(nodeTelemetrySensorsMap[sensorType].second);
+    Adafruit_SHT31 sht31;
 
   protected:
     virtual void setup() override;