diff --git a/etc/dbus-serialbattery/battery.py b/etc/dbus-serialbattery/battery.py
index d92500fd..38f1aa62 100644
--- a/etc/dbus-serialbattery/battery.py
+++ b/etc/dbus-serialbattery/battery.py
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ def manage_charge_voltage_linear(self) -> None:
         voltageSum = 0
         penaltySum = 0
         tDiff = 0
-
+        # meassurment and variation tolerance in volts
+        measurementToleranceVariation = 0.022
         try:
             # calculate battery sum
             for i in range(self.cell_count):
@@ -290,7 +291,12 @@ def manage_charge_voltage_linear(self) -> None:
                     self.max_voltage_start_time = None
                 # we don't forget to reset max_voltage_start_time wenn we going to bulk(dynamic) mode
                 # regardless of whether we were in absorption mode or not
-                if voltageSum < self.max_battery_voltage - utils.VOLTAGE_DROP:
+                if (
+                    voltageSum
+                    < self.max_battery_voltage
+                    - utils.VOLTAGE_DROP
+                    - measurementToleranceVariation
+                ):
                     self.max_voltage_start_time = None
 
             # INFO: battery will only switch to Absorption, if all cells are balanced.