diff --git a/hal/src/fsfw_hal/devicehandlers/MgmLIS3MDLHandler.cpp b/hal/src/fsfw_hal/devicehandlers/MgmLIS3MDLHandler.cpp
index 644b488d..a887934d 100644
--- a/hal/src/fsfw_hal/devicehandlers/MgmLIS3MDLHandler.cpp
+++ b/hal/src/fsfw_hal/devicehandlers/MgmLIS3MDLHandler.cpp
@@ -375,13 +375,16 @@ float MgmLIS3MDLHandler::getSensitivityFactor(MGMLIS3MDL::Sensitivies sens) {
 
 ReturnValue_t MgmLIS3MDLHandler::enableTemperatureSensor(const uint8_t *commandData,
                                                          size_t commandDataLen) {
+  if(commandData == nullptr) {
+    return INVALID_COMMAND_PARAMETER;
+  }
   triggerEvent(CHANGE_OF_SETUP_PARAMETER);
   uint32_t size = 2;
   commandBuffer[0] = writeCommand(MGMLIS3MDL::CTRL_REG1);
   if (commandDataLen > 1) {
     return INVALID_NUMBER_OR_LENGTH_OF_PARAMETERS;
   }
-  switch (*commandData) {
+  switch (commandData[0]) {
     case (MGMLIS3MDL::ON): {
       commandBuffer[1] = registers[0] | (1 << 7);
       break;