diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index a303433..957f932 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ####  Script Name: inxi
 ####  Version: 2.1.23
 ####  Date: 2014-04-28
-####  Patch Number: 03-b1
+####  Patch Number: 04-b1
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
 ########################################################################
@@ -8263,9 +8263,10 @@ get_sensors_data()
 				tempUnit=tempWorkingUnit
 			}
 		}
+		# for temp1/2 only use temp1/2 if they are null or greater than the last ones
 		$1 ~ /^temp1$/ && $2 ~ /^[ \t]*\+([0-9]+)/ {
 			tempWorking=gensub( /[ \t]+\+([0-9\.]+)(.*)/, "\\1", 1, $2 )
-			if ( temp1 == "" || tempWorking > 0 ) {
+			if ( temp1 == "" || ( tempWorking > 0 && tempWorking > temp1 ) ) {
 				temp1=tempWorking
 			}
 			tempWorkingUnit=gensub( /[ \t]+\+([0-9\.]+)[ \t°]+([CF])(.*)/, "\\2", 1, $2 )
@@ -8275,7 +8276,7 @@ get_sensors_data()
 		}
 		$1 ~ /^temp2$/ && $2 ~ /^[ \t]*\+([0-9]+)/ {
 			tempWorking=gensub( /[ \t]+\+([0-9\.]+)(.*)/, "\\1", 1, $2 )
-			if ( temp2 == "" || tempWorking > 0 ) {
+			if ( temp2 == "" || ( tempWorking > 0 && tempWorking > temp2 ) ) {
 				temp2=tempWorking
 			}
 			tempWorkingUnit=gensub( /[ \t]+\+([0-9\.]+)[ \t°]+([CF])(.*)/, "\\2", 1, $2 )