diff --git a/bundles/smartctl/files/telegraf_plugin b/bundles/smartctl/files/telegraf_plugin
index 8099131..c3688fa 100644
--- a/bundles/smartctl/files/telegraf_plugin
+++ b/bundles/smartctl/files/telegraf_plugin
@@ -16,15 +16,9 @@ do
 
   temp=$(smartctl -n idle -A --json=c $device | jq .temperature.current)
   
+  # hdd might be sleeping
   if [[ $temp == ?(-)+([0-9]) ]]
   then
-    echo "smartctl,host=${node.name},device=$device temperature=<%text>${temp}</%text>i $(date --utc +%s%N)"
-  elif [[ $temp == null ]]
-  then
-    # hdd might be sleeping
-    continue
-  else
-    # hdd might be unsupported
-    continue
+    echo "smartctl,host=${node.name},device=$device temperature=${temp} $(date --utc +%s%N)"
   fi
 done
diff --git a/bundles/smartctl/metadata.py b/bundles/smartctl/metadata.py
index 6d7794c..f28838a 100644
--- a/bundles/smartctl/metadata.py
+++ b/bundles/smartctl/metadata.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defaults = {
                         f'sudo /usr/local/share/icinga/plugins/smartctl',
                     ],
                     'data_format': 'influx',
-                    'interval': '60s',
+                    'interval': '20s',
                 }],
             },
         },