diff --git a/custom_components/localtuya/core/ha_entities/__init__.py b/custom_components/localtuya/core/ha_entities/__init__.py
index ff92e350..046b2526 100644
--- a/custom_components/localtuya/core/ha_entities/__init__.py
+++ b/custom_components/localtuya/core/ha_entities/__init__.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def gen_localtuya_entities(localtuya_data: dict, tuya_category: str) -> list[dic
                 localtuya_entity_configs = ent_data.entity_configs
                 # Conditions
                 contains_any: list[str] = ent_data.contains_any
-                local_entity = {}
+                entity = {}
 
                 # used_dp = 0
                 for k, code in localtuya_conf.items():
@@ -114,21 +114,28 @@ def gen_localtuya_entities(localtuya_data: dict, tuya_category: str) -> list[dic
 
                     for dp_data in detected_dps:
                         dp_data: str = dp_data.lower()
+                        # Same method we use in config_flow to get dp.
+                        dp_id = dp_data.split(" ")[0]
+
+                        if k in entity:
+                            # if the k already configured break the loop!.
+                            _LOGGER.debug(f"{k} Already configured with: {entity[k]}.")
+                            break
 
                         if contains_any is not None:
                             if not any(cond in dp_data for cond in contains_any):
                                 continue
 
                         if code and code.lower() in dp_data.split():
-                            # Same method we use in config_flow to get dp.
-                            local_entity[k] = dp_data.split(" ")[0]
+                            _LOGGER.debug(f"Added!!!!: {dp_data}: code: {code}")
+                            entity[k] = dp_id
 
                 # Pull dp values from cloud. still unsure to apply this to all.
                 # This is due to the fact that some local values may not same with the values provided from cloud.
                 # For now, this is applied only to numbers values.
                 for k, v in localtuya_entity_configs.items():
                     if isinstance(v, CLOUD_VALUE):
-                        config_dp = local_entity.get(v.dp_config)
+                        config_dp = entity.get(v.dp_config)
                         dp_values = get_dp_values(config_dp, dps_data, v) or {}
 
                         # special case for lights
@@ -136,23 +143,23 @@ def gen_localtuya_entities(localtuya_data: dict, tuya_category: str) -> list[dic
                         #     value = dp_values.get(v.value_key)
                         #     dp_values[v.value_key] = convert_to_kelvin(value)
 
-                        local_entity[k] = dp_values.get(v.value_key, v.default_value)
+                        entity[k] = dp_values.get(v.value_key, v.default_value)
                     else:
-                        local_entity[k] = v
+                        entity[k] = v
 
-                if local_entity:
+                if entity:
                     # Entity most contains ID
-                    if not local_entity.get(CONF_ID):
+                    if not entity.get(CONF_ID):
                         continue
                     # Workaround to Prevent duplicated id.
-                    if local_entity[CONF_ID] in entities:
-                        _LOGGER.debug(f"{device_name}: Duplicated ID: {local_entity}")
+                    if entity[CONF_ID] in entities:
+                        _LOGGER.debug(f"{device_name}: Duplicated ID: {entity}")
                         continue
 
-                    local_entity.update(main_confs)
-                    local_entity[CONF_PLATFORM] = platform
-                    entities[local_entity.get(CONF_ID)] = local_entity
-                    _LOGGER.debug(f"{device_name}: Entity configured: {local_entity}")
+                    entity.update(main_confs)
+                    entity[CONF_PLATFORM] = platform
+                    entities[entity.get(CONF_ID)] = entity
+                    _LOGGER.debug(f"{device_name}: Entity configured: {entity}")
 
     # sort entites by id
     sorted_ids = sorted(entities, key=int)
@@ -197,13 +204,14 @@ def get_dp_values(dp: str, dps_data: dict, req_info: CLOUD_VALUE = None) -> dict
     if dp_values and dp_type == DPType.INTEGER:
         # We only need the scaling factor, other values will be scaled from via later on.
         # dp_values["min"] = scale(dp_values.get("min"), val_scale)
-        pref_type = req_info.prefer_type or int
+        valid_type = req_info.prefer_type and req_info.prefer_type in (str, float, int)
+        pref_type = req_info.prefer_type if valid_type else int
         val_scale = dp_values.get("scale", 1)
         dp_values["min"] = pref_type(dp_values.get("min"))
         dp_values["max"] = pref_type(dp_values.get("max"))
         dp_values["step"] = pref_type(dp_values.get("step"))
 
-        pref_type = req_info.prefer_type or float
+        pref_type = req_info.prefer_type if valid_type else float
         dp_values["scale"] = pref_type(scale(1, val_scale, float))
 
         return dp_values