diff --git a/plugins/solar/solarman_api_inverter b/plugins/solar/solarman_api_inverter
index 9ac01493..4fa1d82a 100644
--- a/plugins/solar/solarman_api_inverter
+++ b/plugins/solar/solarman_api_inverter
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ export SLRM_DATA_REQUEST_BODY=$(jq --null-input --arg deviceSn "${SLRM_DEVICE_SN
 ## get panel data
 export SLRM_DATA=$(curl --silent --request POST --url "https://api.solarmanpv.com/device/v1.0/currentData?appId=${SLRM_APPID}&language=en&=" --header "Authorization: bearer ${SLRM_BEARER_TOKEN}" --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data "${SLRM_DATA_REQUEST_BODY}")
 
-# sometimes the api can not find the requested device, exit here
-echo $SLRM_DATA | grep "device not found" && exit 1
-
 # wenn parameter = ...
 if [ "$1" = "autoconf" ]; then
     echo yes
@@ -119,6 +116,9 @@ if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
+# sometimes the api can not find the requested device, exit here
+echo $SLRM_DATA | grep "device not found" && exit 1
+
 echo "multigraph production_total"
 echo total_inverter.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Et_ge0"))|.value')"
 echo total_panel1.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Et_ge1"))|.value')"
diff --git a/plugins/solar/solarman_api_panels b/plugins/solar/solarman_api_panels
index e3cec7f1..0f7303cd 100644
--- a/plugins/solar/solarman_api_panels
+++ b/plugins/solar/solarman_api_panels
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ export SLRM_DATA_REQUEST_BODY=$(jq --null-input --arg deviceSn "${SLRM_DEVICE_SN
 ## get panel data
 export SLRM_DATA=$(curl --silent --request POST --url "https://api.solarmanpv.com/device/v1.0/currentData?appId=${SLRM_APPID}&language=en&=" --header "Authorization: bearer ${SLRM_BEARER_TOKEN}" --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data "${SLRM_DATA_REQUEST_BODY}")
 
-# sometimes the api can not find the requested device, exit here
-echo $SLRM_DATA | grep "device not found" && exit 1
-
 # wenn parameter = ...
 if [ "$1" = "autoconf" ]; then
     echo yes
@@ -96,6 +93,9 @@ if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
+# sometimes the api can not find the requested device, exit here
+echo $SLRM_DATA | grep "device not found" && exit 1
+
 echo multigraph voltage_current_input
 echo voltage.value "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DV1"))|.value')"
 echo current.value "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DC1"))|.value')"