diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/HeartRateUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/HeartRateUtils.java
index caf8b704a..fec5418c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/HeartRateUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/HeartRateUtils.java
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ public class HeartRateUtils {
     }
 
     public boolean isValidHeartRateValue(int value) {
-        return value >= getMinHeartRate() && value <= getMaxHeartRate();
+        return value > 0 && value >= getMinHeartRate() && value <= getMaxHeartRate();
     }
 }