diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/GreeBindingConstants.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/GreeBindingConstants.java
index a14fe9157f46f..aeed5b1960708 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/GreeBindingConstants.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/GreeBindingConstants.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.binding.gree.internal;
 
-import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Set;
 
@@ -170,5 +169,5 @@ public class GreeBindingConstants {
      *
      * @See https://github.com/tomikaa87/gree-remote#getting-the-current-temperature-reading-from-the-internal-sensor for more details.
      */
-    public static final BigDecimal CURRENT_TEMP_OFFSET_DEFAULT = new BigDecimal(-40.0);
+    public static final double INTERNAL_TEMP_SENSOR_OFFSET = -40.0;
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/GreeConfiguration.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/GreeConfiguration.java
index bfd0f5a010729..b5e6fdbe62a47 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/GreeConfiguration.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/GreeConfiguration.java
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.binding.gree.internal;
 
-import static org.openhab.binding.gree.internal.GreeBindingConstants.CURRENT_TEMP_OFFSET_DEFAULT;
-
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ public class GreeConfiguration {
     /**
      * The currentTemperatureOffset is configureable in case the user wants to offset this temperature for calibration of the temperature sensor.
      */
-    public BigDecimal currentTemperatureOffset = CURRENT_TEMP_OFFSET_DEFAULT;
+    public BigDecimal currentTemperatureOffset = new BigDecimal(0.0);
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/handler/GreeHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/handler/GreeHandler.java
index b6d0881306737..92b4b95c41239 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/handler/GreeHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/gree/internal/handler/GreeHandler.java
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ private void publishChannel(ChannelUID channelUID) {
 
     private @Nullable State updateCurrentTemp() throws GreeException {
         if (device.hasStatusValChanged(GREE_PROP_CURRENT_TEMP_SENSOR)) {
-            return new DecimalType(device.getIntStatusVal(GREE_PROP_CURRENT_TEMP_SENSOR) + config.currentTemperatureOffset.doubleValue());
+            return new DecimalType(device.getIntStatusVal(GREE_PROP_CURRENT_TEMP_SENSOR) + INTERNAL_TEMP_SENSOR_OFFSET + config.currentTemperatureOffset.doubleValue());
         }
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/resources/ESH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/resources/ESH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index 6b6c8ffb1a811..75bbed7aa0039 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/resources/ESH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.gree/src/main/resources/ESH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 				<advanced>true</advanced>
 			</parameter>
 			<parameter name="currentTemperatureOffset" type="decimal" step="0.5" required="true" unit="C">
-				<default>-40</default>
+				<default>0</default>
 				<unitLabel>Degrees Celsius</unitLabel>
 				<advanced>true</advanced>
 			</parameter>