diff --git a/src/PowerLimiter.cpp b/src/PowerLimiter.cpp
index 91bb0eb77..214df5df9 100644
--- a/src/PowerLimiter.cpp
+++ b/src/PowerLimiter.cpp
@@ -174,8 +174,10 @@ int32_t PowerLimiterClass::calcPowerLimit(std::shared_ptr<InverterAbstract> inve
     int32_t newPowerLimit = round(PowerMeter.getPowerTotal());
 
     // Safety check, return on too old power meter values
-    if ((millis() - PowerMeter.getLastPowerMeterUpdate()) > (30 * 1000)) {
-        // If the power meter values are older than 30 seconds,
+    if (millis() - PowerMeter.getLastPowerMeterUpdate() > (30 * 1000)
+            && (millis() - inverter->Statistics()->getLastUpdate()) > (config.Dtu_PollInterval * 3 * 1000)) {
+        // If the power meter values are older than 30 seconds, 
+        // and the Inverter Stats are older then 3x the poll interval
         // set the limit to config.PowerLimiter_LowerPowerLimit for safety reasons.
         MessageOutput.println("[PowerLimiterClass::loop] Power Meter values too old. Using lower limit");
         return config.PowerLimiter_LowerPowerLimit;
@@ -193,8 +195,9 @@ int32_t PowerLimiterClass::calcPowerLimit(std::shared_ptr<InverterAbstract> inve
         // If the inverter the behind the power meter (part of measurement),
         // the produced power of this inverter has also to be taken into account.
         // We don't use FLD_PAC from the statistics, because that
-        // data might be too old and unrelieable.
-        newPowerLimit += _lastRequestedPowerLimit;
+        // data might be too old and unreliable.
+        float acPower = inverter->Statistics()->getChannelFieldValue(TYPE_AC, (ChannelNum_t) config.PowerLimiter_InverterChannelId, FLD_PAC); 
+        newPowerLimit += static_cast<int>(acPower);
     }
 
     float efficency = inverter->Statistics()->getChannelFieldValue(TYPE_AC, (ChannelNum_t) config.PowerLimiter_InverterChannelId, FLD_EFF);
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ int32_t PowerLimiterClass::calcPowerLimit(std::shared_ptr<InverterAbstract> inve
 
     int32_t upperPowerLimit = config.PowerLimiter_UpperPowerLimit;
     if (consumeSolarPowerOnly && (upperPowerLimit > adjustedVictronChargePower)) {
-        // Battery voltage too low, use Victron solar power (corrected by efficency factor) only
+        // Battery voltage too low, use Victron solar power (corrected by efficiency factor) only
         upperPowerLimit = adjustedVictronChargePower;
     }