diff --git a/src/emsdevice.cpp b/src/emsdevice.cpp
index c7352134e..a7711a36b 100644
--- a/src/emsdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/emsdevice.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ bool EMSdevice::has_entities() const {
     return false;
 }
 
-std::string EMSdevice::tag_to_string(uint8_t tag) {
-    return (Helpers::translated_word(DeviceValue::DeviceValueTAG_s[tag]));
+std::string EMSdevice::tag_to_string(uint8_t tag, const bool translate) {
+    return (translate ? Helpers::translated_word(DeviceValue::DeviceValueTAG_s[tag]) : DeviceValue::DeviceValueTAG_s[tag][0]);
 }
 
 std::string EMSdevice::tag_to_mqtt(uint8_t tag) {
diff --git a/src/emsdevice.h b/src/emsdevice.h
index 6a582e982..9268d8aa2 100644
--- a/src/emsdevice.h
+++ b/src/emsdevice.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class EMSdevice {
     static const char * device_type_2_device_name(const uint8_t device_type);
     static uint8_t      device_name_2_device_type(const char * topic);
     static std::string  uom_to_string(uint8_t uom);
-    static std::string  tag_to_string(uint8_t tag);
+    static std::string  tag_to_string(uint8_t tag, const bool translate = true);
     static std::string  tag_to_mqtt(uint8_t tag);
 
     bool has_tag(const uint8_t tag) const;
diff --git a/src/mqtt.cpp b/src/mqtt.cpp
index 91ed56e6f..5d189006d 100644
--- a/src/mqtt.cpp
+++ b/src/mqtt.cpp
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ void Mqtt::publish_ha_sensor_config(uint8_t               type,     // EMSdevice
     // keep it compatible to v3.4, use english fullname, no prefix (basename prefix commented out)
     char object_id[130];
     if (have_tag) {
-        snprintf(object_id, sizeof(object_id), "%s_%s_%s", device_name, EMSdevice::tag_to_mqtt(tag).c_str(), en_name);
+        snprintf(object_id, sizeof(object_id), "%s_%s_%s", device_name, EMSdevice::tag_to_string(tag, false).c_str(), en_name);
     } else {
         snprintf(object_id, sizeof(object_id), "%s_%s", device_name, en_name);
     }