diff --git a/plugins/solar/solarman_api_inverter b/plugins/solar/solarman_api_inverter
index 25c5699e..11f38552 100644
--- a/plugins/solar/solarman_api_inverter
+++ b/plugins/solar/solarman_api_inverter
@@ -116,28 +116,25 @@ 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 "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Et_ge1"))|.value')"
-echo total_panel2.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Et_ge2"))|.value')"
+echo total_inverter.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Et_ge0"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
+echo total_panel1.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Et_ge1"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
+echo total_panel2.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Et_ge2"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
 
 echo "multigraph temp"
-echo temp.value              "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("AC_RDT_T1"))|.value')"
+echo temp.value              "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("AC_RDT_T1"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
 
 echo "multigraph production_daily"
-echo daily_inverter.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Etdy_ge0"))|.value')"
-echo daily_panel1.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Etdy_ge1"))|.value')"
-echo daily_panel2.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Etdy_ge2"))|.value')"
+echo daily_inverter.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Etdy_ge0"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
+echo daily_panel1.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Etdy_ge1"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
+echo daily_panel2.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("Etdy_ge2"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
 
 echo "multigraph voltage_current_input"
-echo voltage_panel1.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DV1"))|.value')"
-echo current_panel1.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DC1"))|.value')"
-echo power_panel1.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DP1"))|.value')"
-echo voltage_panel2.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DV2"))|.value')"
-echo current_panel2.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DC2"))|.value')"
-echo power_panel2.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DP2"))|.value')"
+echo voltage_panel1.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DV1"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
+echo current_panel1.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DC1"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
+echo power_panel1.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DP1"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
+echo voltage_panel2.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DV2"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
+echo current_panel2.value    "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DC2"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
+echo power_panel2.value      "$(echo "$SLRM_DATA" | jq -r '.dataList[]|select(.key|IN("DP2"))|.value' || echo 0 )"
 
 exit 0