diff --git a/src/classes/IoTItem.cpp b/src/classes/IoTItem.cpp
index 5a3de30a..c68c1e8f 100644
--- a/src/classes/IoTItem.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/IoTItem.cpp
@@ -119,11 +119,10 @@ void IoTItem::setValue(IoTValue Value) {
 void IoTItem::setValue(String valStr) {
     if (value.isDecimal = isDigitDotCommaStr(valStr)) {
         value.valD = valStr.toFloat();
-        regEvent(value.valD, "");
     } else {
         value.valS = valStr;
-        regEvent(value.valS, "");
     }
+    setValue(value);
 }
 
 externalVariable::externalVariable(String parameters) : IoTItem(parameters) {