diff --git a/sonoff/xsns_33_ds3231.ino b/sonoff/xsns_33_ds3231.ino
index 48cb12553b07..d98f7163b529 100644
--- a/sonoff/xsns_33_ds3231.ino
+++ b/sonoff/xsns_33_ds3231.ino
@@ -62,27 +62,23 @@
 #define HR1224 6                   //Hours register 12 or 24 hour mode (24 hour mode==0)
 #define CENTURY 7                  //Century bit in Month register
 #define DYDT 6                     //Day/Date flag bit in alarm Day/Date registers
-boolean ds3231ReadStatus = false , ds3231WriteStatus = false; //flag, we want to wriet/write to DS3231 onlu once
-boolean DS3231chipDetected;
-
+boolean ds3231ReadStatus = false;
+boolean ds3231WriteStatus = false; //flag, we want to wriet/write to DS3231 onlu once
+boolean DS3231chipDetected = false;
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
   Detect the DS3231 Chip
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-boolean DS3231Detect(void)
+void DS3231Detect(void)
 {
-  if (I2cValidRead(USE_RTC_ADDR, RTC_STATUS, 1))
-  {
+  DS3231chipDetected = false;
+  if (I2cValidRead(USE_RTC_ADDR, RTC_STATUS, 1)) {
     snprintf_P(log_data, sizeof(log_data), S_LOG_I2C_FOUND_AT, "DS3231", USE_RTC_ADDR);
-    AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
-    return true;
-  }
-  else
-  {
+    DS3231chipDetected = true;
+  } else {
     snprintf_P(log_data, sizeof(log_data), PSTR(D_LOG_I2C "%s *NOT* " D_FOUND_AT " 0x%x"), "DS3231", USE_RTC_ADDR);
-    AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
-    return false;
   }
+  AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_INFO);
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
@@ -143,10 +139,8 @@ boolean Xsns33(byte function)
   if (i2c_flg) {
     switch (function) {
       case FUNC_INIT:
-        DS3231chipDetected = DS3231Detect();
-        result = DS3231chipDetected;
+        DS3231Detect();
         break;
-
       case FUNC_EVERY_SECOND:
         TIME_T tmpTime;
         if (!ds3231ReadStatus && DS3231chipDetected && utc_time < 1451602800 ) { // We still did not sync with NTP (time not valid) , so, read time  from DS3231
@@ -169,7 +163,6 @@ boolean Xsns33(byte function)
           } else {
             rules_flag.time_set = 1;
           }
-          result = true;
         }
         else if (!ds3231WriteStatus && DS3231chipDetected &&  utc_time > 1451602800 && abs(utc_time - ReadFromDS3231()) > 60) {//if time is valid and is drift from RTC in more that 60 second
           snprintf_P(log_data, sizeof(log_data), PSTR("Write Time TO DS3231 from NTP (" D_UTC_TIME ") %s, (" D_DST_TIME ") %s, (" D_STD_TIME ") %s"),
@@ -178,9 +171,6 @@ boolean Xsns33(byte function)
           SetDS3231Time (utc_time); //update the DS3231 time
           ds3231WriteStatus = true;
         }
-        else {
-          result = false;
-        }
         break;
     }
   }