diff --git a/Source/Meadow.Foundation.Peripherals/Sensors.Light.Bh1745/Driver/Bh1745.cs b/Source/Meadow.Foundation.Peripherals/Sensors.Light.Bh1745/Driver/Bh1745.cs
index 7f49b0aa3..0d2260769 100644
--- a/Source/Meadow.Foundation.Peripherals/Sensors.Light.Bh1745/Driver/Bh1745.cs
+++ b/Source/Meadow.Foundation.Peripherals/Sensors.Light.Bh1745/Driver/Bh1745.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Meadow.Foundation.Sensors.Light
     /// Represents a BH1745 Luminance and Color Sensor
     /// </summary>
     public partial class Bh1745
-        : ByteCommsSensorBase<(Illuminance? AmbientLight, Color? Color, bool Valid)>,
+        : ByteCommsSensorBase<(Illuminance? AmbientLight, Color? Color)>,
         ILightSensor, II2cPeripheral
     {
         private event EventHandler<IChangeResult<Illuminance>> _lightHandlers = default!;
@@ -260,15 +260,22 @@ public Bh1745(II2cBus i2cBus, byte address = (byte)Addresses.Default)
         /// Reads data from the sensor
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>The latest sensor reading</returns>
-        protected override Task<(Illuminance? AmbientLight, Color? Color, bool Valid)> ReadSensor()
+        protected override Task<(Illuminance? AmbientLight, Color? Color)> ReadSensor()
         {
-            (Illuminance? AmbientLight, Color? Color, bool Valid) conditions;
+            (Illuminance? AmbientLight, Color? Color) conditions;
 
             // get the ambient light
             var clearData = ReadClearDataRegister();
 
             if (clearData == 0) { conditions.Color = Color.Black; }
 
+            if (ReadMeasurementIsValid() == false)
+            {
+                conditions.AmbientLight = null;
+                conditions.Color = null;
+                return Task.FromResult(conditions);
+            }
+
             // apply channel multipliers and normalize
             double compensatedRed = ReadRedDataRegister() * CompensationMultipliers.Red / (int)MeasurementTime * 360;
             double compensatedGreen = ReadGreenDataRegister() * CompensationMultipliers.Green / (int)MeasurementTime * 360;
@@ -284,8 +291,6 @@ public Bh1745(II2cBus i2cBus, byte address = (byte)Addresses.Default)
 
             conditions.AmbientLight = new Illuminance(compensatedClear, Units.Illuminance.UnitType.Lux);
 
-            conditions.Valid = ReadMeasurementIsValid();
-
             return Task.FromResult(conditions);
         }
 
@@ -293,7 +298,7 @@ public Bh1745(II2cBus i2cBus, byte address = (byte)Addresses.Default)
         /// Raise events for subscribers and notify of value changes
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="changeResult">The updated sensor data</param>
-        protected override void RaiseEventsAndNotify(IChangeResult<(Illuminance? AmbientLight, Color? Color, bool Valid)> changeResult)
+        protected override void RaiseEventsAndNotify(IChangeResult<(Illuminance? AmbientLight, Color? Color)> changeResult)
         {
             if (changeResult.New.AmbientLight is { } ambient)
             {