diff --git a/arduino/src/Sensor.cpp b/arduino/src/Sensor.cpp
index 362c936..1ce58f2 100644
--- a/arduino/src/Sensor.cpp
+++ b/arduino/src/Sensor.cpp
@@ -13,17 +13,21 @@ Sensor::Sensor(int id, float resolution, float accuracy, DallasTemperature &bus,
 };
 
 float Sensor::read() const {
+	if(!bus.isConnected(address)) return NAN;
+
 	bus.requestTemperaturesByAddress(address);
 	return bus.getTempC(address);
 }
 
-uint16_t Sensor::makeDataPacket(byte (&buffer)[dataPacketMaxSize]) const {
+bool Sensor::makeDataPacket(byte (&buffer)[dataPacketSize]) const {
+	float readVal = read();
+	if(isnan(readVal)) return false;
+
 	size_t written = 0;
-
 	written += writeType(&buffer[written], id);
-	written += writeType(&buffer[written], read());
+	written += writeType(&buffer[written], readVal);
 
-	return written + 1;
+	return true;
 }
 
 void Sensor::registerSensor(byte (&buffer)[serializedSize]) const {
diff --git a/arduino/src/Sensor.hpp b/arduino/src/Sensor.hpp
index a7efec5..d93885d 100644
--- a/arduino/src/Sensor.hpp
+++ b/arduino/src/Sensor.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Sensor {
 
 	public:
 	static constexpr uint16_t serializedSize = sizeof(id) + sizeof(resolution) + sizeof(accuracy);
-	static constexpr uint16_t dataPacketMaxSize = 256;
+	static constexpr uint16_t dataPacketSize = sizeof(id) + sizeof(float);
 
 
 	Sensor(int id, float resolution, float accuracy, DallasTemperature &bus, DeviceAddress address);
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Sensor {
 
 	uint16_t getId() const {return id;};
 
-	uint16_t makeDataPacket(byte (&buffer)[dataPacketMaxSize]) const;
+	bool makeDataPacket(byte (&buffer)[dataPacketSize]) const;
 
 	void registerSensor(byte (&buffer)[serializedSize]) const;
 };
diff --git a/arduino/src/main.cpp b/arduino/src/main.cpp
index 18cd770..14ea399 100644
--- a/arduino/src/main.cpp
+++ b/arduino/src/main.cpp
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ int main() {
 		packetSerial.send(buff, sizeof(buff));
 	}
 
-	byte dataBuff[Sensor::dataPacketMaxSize + 1];
+	byte dataBuff[Sensor::dataPacketSize + 1];
 	dataBuff[0] = (byte)PacketType::data;
-	uint16_t written;
 	while(true) {
 		for(int i = 0; i < sensors.size(); ++i) {
-			written = sensors.get(i)->makeDataPacket((byte(&)[Sensor::dataPacketMaxSize])dataBuff[1]);
-			packetSerial.send(dataBuff, written);
+			if(sensors.get(i)->makeDataPacket((byte(&)[Sensor::dataPacketSize])dataBuff[1])) {
+				packetSerial.send(dataBuff, sizeof(dataBuff));
+			}
 		}
-		delay(500);
+		delay(5000);
 	}
 
 	for(int i = 0; i < sensors.size(); ++i) {