diff --git a/meter/dsmr.go b/meter/dsmr.go
index 5bac99091..561d7b732 100644
--- a/meter/dsmr.go
+++ b/meter/dsmr.go
@@ -250,14 +250,16 @@ func (m *Dsmr) get(id string) (float64, error) {
 
 // CurrentPower implements the api.Meter interface
 func (m *Dsmr) CurrentPower() (float64, error) {
-	bezug, err := m.get("1-0:1.7.0")
+	bezug, err1 := m.get("1-0:1.7.0")
+	lief, err2 := m.get("1-0:2.7.0")
 
-	var lief float64
-	if err == nil {
-		lief, err = m.get("1-0:2.7.0")
+	// allow one value to be missing
+	if err1 == nil && errors.Is(err2, api.ErrNotAvailable) || err2 == nil && errors.Is(err1, api.ErrNotAvailable) {
+		err1 = nil
+		err2 = nil
 	}
 
-	return (bezug - lief) * 1e3, err
+	return (bezug - lief) * 1e3, errors.Join(err1, err2)
 }
 
 // totalEnergy implements the api.MeterEnergy interface