diff --git a/src/core/emsesp.cpp b/src/core/emsesp.cpp
index e7f2c84b6..435222e00 100644
--- a/src/core/emsesp.cpp
+++ b/src/core/emsesp.cpp
@@ -1600,12 +1600,12 @@ void EMSESP::incoming_telegram(uint8_t * data, const uint8_t length) {
             wait_km_     = true;
             connect_time = uuid::get_uptime_sec();
         }
+
         // this could also be by coincidence, so we should add a counter to the EMSbus class to check if the poll_id is the same as the EMS_BUS_ID for a certain number of times
         if (poll_id == EMSbus::ems_bus_id()) {
             EMSbus::poll_matched(uuid::get_uptime());
-        } else {
-            EMSbus::poll_match_reset();
         }
+
         if (wait_km_) {
             if (poll_id != 0x48 && (uuid::get_uptime_sec() - connect_time) < EMS_WAIT_KM_TIMEOUT) {
                 return;
diff --git a/src/core/telegram.h b/src/core/telegram.h
index 3a269402d..b1cd64dfb 100644
--- a/src/core/telegram.h
+++ b/src/core/telegram.h
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ class EMSbus {
 
     // sets the flag for EMS bus connected
     static void last_bus_activity(uint32_t timestamp) {
+        // record the first time we connected to the BUS, as this will be our uptime
         if (!last_bus_activity_) {
             bus_uptime_start_ = timestamp;
         }
@@ -222,10 +223,6 @@ class EMSbus {
         bus_connected_     = true;
     }
 
-    static void poll_match_reset() {
-        poll_match_count_ = 0;
-    }
-
     // return bus uptime in seconds
     static uint32_t bus_uptime() {
         if (!bus_uptime_start_) {