diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/AppMessageHandlerMisfit.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/AppMessageHandlerMisfit.java
index 1a835b04..c44070f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/AppMessageHandlerMisfit.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/AppMessageHandlerMisfit.java
@@ -74,14 +74,13 @@ public class AppMessageHandlerMisfit extends AppMessageHandler {
                     GBActivitySample[] activitySamples = new GBActivitySample[samples];
                     for (int i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
                         short sample = buf.getShort();
-                        if ((sample & 0x0001) == 0 || (sample & 0xff00) == 0) { // 16-??? steps encoded in bits 1-7
+                        if ((sample & 0x0001) == 0) { // 16-??? steps encoded in bits 1-7
                             steps = (sample & 0x00fe);
-                        } else if ((sample & 0x0001) == 0x0001) { // 0-14 steps encoded in bits 1-3, most of the time fc71 bits are set in that case
+                        } else  { // 0-14 steps encoded in bits 1-3, most of the time fc71 bits are set in that case
                             // 0040 also set always?
                             steps = (sample & 0x000e);
-                        } else {
-                            steps = 0;
                         }
+
                         totalSteps += steps;
                         LOG.info("got steps for sample " + i + " : " + steps + "(" + Integer.toHexString(sample & 0xffff) + ")");
                         byte activityKind = ActivityKind.TYPE_UNKNOWN;