diff --git a/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.spec.ts b/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.spec.ts
index f6a2789..8577cc7 100644
--- a/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import KalmanFilter from 'kalmanjs';
-
 const mockNoble = {
   on: jest.fn()
 };
@@ -36,6 +34,7 @@ import { Sensor } from '../../entities/sensor.entity';
 import c from 'config';
 import { NewDistanceEvent } from './new-distance.event';
 import { RoomPresenceDistanceSensor } from '../room-presence/room-presence-distance.sensor';
+import KalmanFilter from 'kalmanjs';
 
 describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
   let service: BluetoothLowEnergyService;
@@ -57,6 +56,11 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
       return key === 'bluetoothLowEnergy' ? mockConfig : c.get(key);
     })
   };
+  const loggerService = {
+    log: jest.fn(),
+    error: jest.fn(),
+    warn: jest.fn()
+  };
 
   const iBeaconData = Buffer.from([
     76,
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
       .overrideProvider(ConfigService)
       .useValue(configService)
       .compile();
+    module.useLogger(loggerService);
 
     service = module.get<BluetoothLowEnergyService>(BluetoothLowEnergyService);
   });
@@ -119,6 +124,16 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
     expect(mockNoble.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith('discover', expect.any(Function));
   });
 
+  it('should warn if no whitelist has been configured', () => {
+    mockConfig.whitelist = ['abcd'];
+    service.onModuleInit();
+    expect(loggerService.warn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    mockConfig.whitelist = [];
+    service.onModuleInit();
+    expect(loggerService.warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('should setup cluster listeners on bootstrap', () => {
     service.onApplicationBootstrap();
     expect(clusterService.on).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -149,6 +164,7 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
     const handleDistanceSpy = jest
       .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
       .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    jest.spyOn(service, 'isOnWhitelist').mockReturnValue(true);
 
     mockConfig.onlyIBeacon = true;
     mockConfig.processIBeacon = true;
@@ -180,6 +196,7 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
     const handleDistanceSpy = jest
       .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
       .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    jest.spyOn(service, 'isOnWhitelist').mockReturnValue(true);
 
     mockConfig.processIBeacon = false;
     service.handleDiscovery({
@@ -209,6 +226,7 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
     const handleDistanceSpy = jest
       .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
       .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    jest.spyOn(service, 'isOnWhitelist').mockReturnValue(true);
 
     service.handleDiscovery({
       id: '123-123',
@@ -231,10 +249,41 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('should ignore devices that are not on the whitelist', () => {
+    const handleDistanceSpy = jest
+      .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
+      .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    mockConfig.whitelist = ['123-1-1'];
+
+    service.handleDiscovery({
+      id: '123-1-2',
+      rssi: -82,
+      advertisement: {}
+    } as Peripheral);
+    expect(handleDistanceSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(clusterService.publish).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should not publish anything if the whitelist is empty', () => {
+    const handleDistanceSpy = jest
+      .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
+      .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    mockConfig.whitelist = [];
+
+    service.handleDiscovery({
+      id: '89:47:65',
+      rssi: -82,
+      advertisement: {}
+    } as Peripheral);
+    expect(handleDistanceSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(clusterService.publish).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('should apply tag distance override if it exists', () => {
     const handleDistanceSpy = jest
       .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
       .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    jest.spyOn(service, 'isOnWhitelist').mockReturnValue(true);
     mockConfig.tagOverrides = {
       abcd: {
         measuredPower: -80
@@ -282,6 +331,7 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
     const handleDistanceSpy = jest
       .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
       .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    jest.spyOn(service, 'isOnWhitelist').mockReturnValue(true);
     mockConfig.tagOverrides = {
       abcd: {
         name: 'better name'
@@ -339,6 +389,7 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
       .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
       .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
     const filterSpy = jest.spyOn(service, 'filterRssi').mockReturnValue(-50);
+    jest.spyOn(service, 'isOnWhitelist').mockReturnValue(true);
 
     service.handleDiscovery({
       id: '12:ab:cd:12:cd',
@@ -363,6 +414,7 @@ describe('BluetoothLowEnergyService', () => {
     jest
       .spyOn(service, 'handleNewDistance')
       .mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+    jest.spyOn(service, 'isOnWhitelist').mockReturnValue(true);
 
     service.handleDiscovery({
       id: 'id1',
diff --git a/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.ts b/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.ts
index 1b409d6..77107a6 100644
--- a/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.ts
+++ b/src/integrations/bluetooth-low-energy/bluetooth-low-energy.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Injectable,
+  Logger,
   OnApplicationBootstrap,
   OnModuleInit
 } from '@nestjs/common';
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export const NEW_DISTANCE_CHANNEL = 'bluetooth-low-energy.new-distance';
 export class BluetoothLowEnergyService extends KalmanFilterable(Object, 0.8, 15)
   implements OnModuleInit, OnApplicationBootstrap {
   private readonly config: BluetoothLowEnergyConfig;
+  private readonly logger: Logger;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly entitiesService: EntitiesService,
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ export class BluetoothLowEnergyService extends KalmanFilterable(Object, 0.8, 15)
   ) {
     super();
     this.config = this.configService.get('bluetoothLowEnergy');
+    this.logger = new Logger(BluetoothLowEnergyService.name);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -41,6 +44,10 @@ export class BluetoothLowEnergyService extends KalmanFilterable(Object, 0.8, 15)
   onModuleInit(): void {
     noble.on('stateChange', BluetoothLowEnergyService.handleStateChange);
     noble.on('discover', this.handleDiscovery.bind(this));
+
+    if (!this.isWhitelistEnabled()) {
+      this.logger.warn('The whitelist is empty, no sensors will be created!');
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -78,6 +85,10 @@ export class BluetoothLowEnergyService extends KalmanFilterable(Object, 0.8, 15)
       );
       this.handleNewDistance(event);
       this.clusterService.publish(NEW_DISTANCE_CHANNEL, event);
+    } else {
+      this.logger.debug(
+        `Ignoring tag with id ${tag.id} and signal strength ${tag.rssi}`
+      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -114,6 +125,15 @@ export class BluetoothLowEnergyService extends KalmanFilterable(Object, 0.8, 15)
     ); // expected ibeacon data length
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Determines whether a whitelist has been configured or not.
+   *
+   * @returns Whitelist status
+   */
+  isWhitelistEnabled(): boolean {
+    return this.config.whitelist?.length > 0;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Checks if an id is on the whitelist of this component.
    * Always returns true if the whitelist is empty.
@@ -124,7 +144,7 @@ export class BluetoothLowEnergyService extends KalmanFilterable(Object, 0.8, 15)
   isOnWhitelist(id: string): boolean {
     const whitelist = this.config.whitelist;
     if (whitelist === undefined || whitelist.length === 0) {
-      return true;
+      return false;
     }
 
     return this.config.whitelistRegex