diff --git a/src/devices/Shtc3/Shtc3.cs b/src/devices/Shtc3/Shtc3.cs
index 9ad994d3d43ef89725d2c9c3a052a651efdd26eb..b29f8998464c01f763058124eb62ccf434998e60 100644
--- a/src/devices/Shtc3/Shtc3.cs
+++ b/src/devices/Shtc3/Shtc3.cs
@@ -35,17 +35,13 @@ namespace Iot.Device.Shtc3
         {
             _i2cDevice = i2cDevice ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(i2cDevice));
 
-            Wakeup();
-
             Reset();
         }
 
-        private Status _status;
-
         /// <summary>
-        /// Set Shtc3 state
+        /// Current state of Shtc3 sensor
         /// </summary>
-        internal Status Status => _status;
+        private Status _status = Status.Unknown;
 
         private static Register GetMeasurementCmd(bool lowPower, bool clockStretching)
         {
@@ -122,10 +118,7 @@ namespace Iot.Device.Shtc3
         /// <returns>True if operation was successful</returns>
         public bool TryGetTemperatureAndHumidity(out Temperature temperature, out RelativeHumidity relativeHumidity, bool lowPower = false, bool clockStretching = false)
         {
-            if (Status == Status.Sleep)
-            {
-                Wakeup();
-            }
+            Wakeup();
 
             Register cmd = GetMeasurementCmd(lowPower, clockStretching);
 
@@ -174,14 +167,12 @@ namespace Iot.Device.Shtc3
         /// </summary>
         public void Sleep()
         {
-            if (Status == Status.Sleep)
+            if (_status != Status.Sleep)
             {
-                return;
-            }
+                Write(Register.SHTC3_SLEEP);
 
-            Write(Register.SHTC3_SLEEP);
-
-            _status = Status.Sleep;
+                _status = Status.Sleep;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -189,9 +180,12 @@ namespace Iot.Device.Shtc3
         /// </summary>
         private void Wakeup()
         {
-            Write(Register.SHTC3_WAKEUP);
+            if (_status != Status.Idle)
+            {
+                Write(Register.SHTC3_WAKEUP);
 
-            _status = Status.Idle;
+                _status = Status.Idle;
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -199,10 +193,7 @@ namespace Iot.Device.Shtc3
         /// </summary>
         public void Reset()
         {
-            if (Status == Status.Sleep)
-            {
-                Wakeup();
-            }
+            Wakeup();
 
             Write(Register.SHTC3_RESET);
         }
@@ -217,10 +208,7 @@ namespace Iot.Device.Shtc3
         /// </summary>
         private int? ReadId()
         {
-            if (Status == Status.Sleep)
-            {
-                Wakeup();
-            }
+            Wakeup();
 
             Write(Register.SHTC3_ID);
 
diff --git a/src/devices/Shtc3/Status.cs b/src/devices/Shtc3/Status.cs
index 58d59d73a6b6a333d2f9788196cd0a8e0d129f52..91420693b2c55834f72b669a9be239f6e44f09a3 100644
--- a/src/devices/Shtc3/Status.cs
+++ b/src/devices/Shtc3/Status.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ namespace Iot.Device.Shtc3
     /// </summary>
     internal enum Status
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sensor in an unknown state
+        /// </summary>
+        Unknown = 0,
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sensor ready to use
         /// </summary>