diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.shelly/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/shelly/internal/api/ShellyDeviceProfile.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.shelly/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/shelly/internal/api/ShellyDeviceProfile.java
index f1b3e3a77ea3..7e8f335b2f4b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.shelly/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/shelly/internal/api/ShellyDeviceProfile.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.shelly/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/shelly/internal/api/ShellyDeviceProfile.java
@@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ public ShellyDeviceProfile initialize(String thingType, String jsonIn) throws Sh
         initFromThingType(thingType);
 
         String json = jsonIn;
-        if (json.contains("\"ext_temperature\":{\"0\":[{")) {
+        // It is not guaranteed, that the array entries are in order. Check all
+        // possible variants. See openhab#15514.
+        if (json.contains("\"ext_temperature\":{\"0\":[{") || json.contains("\"ext_temperature\":{\"1\":[{")
+                || json.contains("\"ext_temperature\":{\"2\":[{")) {
             // Shelly UNI uses ext_temperature array, reformat to avoid GSON exception
             json = json.replace("ext_temperature", "ext_temperature_array");
         }