diff --git a/vehicle/vw/impl.go b/vehicle/vw/impl.go
index 7eaed1455..6f48ada08 100644
--- a/vehicle/vw/impl.go
+++ b/vehicle/vw/impl.go
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ func (v *Implementation) Status() (api.ChargeStatus, error) {
 func (v *Implementation) Climater() (active bool, outsideTemp float64, targetTemp float64, err error) {
 	res, err := v.climateG()
 	if res, ok := res.(ClimaterResponse); err == nil && ok {
-		active = "off" != strings.ToLower(res.Climater.Status.ClimatisationStatusData.ClimatisationState.Content)
+		state := strings.ToLower(res.Climater.Status.ClimatisationStatusData.ClimatisationState.Content)
+		active := state != "off" && state != "invalid"
+
 		outsideTemp = Temp2Float(res.Climater.Status.TemperatureStatusData.OutdoorTemperature.Content)
 		targetTemp = Temp2Float(res.Climater.Settings.TargetTemperature.Content)