diff --git a/linux/devices/Max31865RtdLowlevelHandler.cpp b/linux/devices/Max31865RtdLowlevelHandler.cpp
index e75dfbee..eb15f8f8 100644
--- a/linux/devices/Max31865RtdLowlevelHandler.cpp
+++ b/linux/devices/Max31865RtdLowlevelHandler.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ ReturnValue_t Max31865RtdReader::periodicReadHandling() {
     if (rtdIsActive(rtd->idx)) {
       uint16_t rtdVal = 0;
       bool faultBitSet = false;
+      result = writeCfgReg(rtd->spiCookie, BASE_CFG);
+      if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
+      	handleSpiError(rtd, result, "writeCfgReg");
+      }
       result = readRtdVal(rtd->spiCookie, rtdVal, faultBitSet);
       if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
         handleSpiError(rtd, result, "readRtdVal");