diff --git a/dbus_service.py b/dbus_service.py
index d39f8c1..05cbfdb 100644
--- a/dbus_service.py
+++ b/dbus_service.py
@@ -409,13 +409,15 @@ def check_and_enrich_ahoy_data(self, meter_data):
             raise ValueError("Response from OpenDTU does not contain ch0_fld_names data")
         # not needed: meter_data["record"] = self.fetch_ahoy_record_data()
 
+        # add the field "inverter" to meter_data:
+        # This will contain an array of the "iv" data from all inverters.
         meter_data["inverter"] = []
         for inverter_number in range(len(meter_data["iv"])):
             if is_true(meter_data["iv"][inverter_number]):
                 iv_data = self.fetch_ahoy_iv_data(inverter_number)
                 while len(meter_data["inverter"]) < inverter_number:
-                    # there was a gap
-                    meter_data.append({})
+                    # there was a gap in the sequence of inverter numbers -> fill in a dummy value
+                    meter_data["inverter"].append({})
                 meter_data["inverter"].append(iv_data)
 
     def check_opendtu_data(self, meter_data):
diff --git a/docs/ahoy_0.5.93_inverter-id-1.json b/docs/ahoy_0.5.93_inverter-id-1.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..084e221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/ahoy_0.5.93_inverter-id-1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{
+  "id": 0,
+  "enabled": true,
+  "name": "MC1",
+  "serial": "116199999999",
+  "version": "10018",
+  "power_limit_read": 65535,
+  "ts_last_success": 1680176747,
+  "ch": [
+    [
+      229.5,
+      0.98,
+      223.7,
+      50,
+      0.997,
+      34.2,
+      422.603,
+      2223,
+      234.3,
+      95.476,
+      18.7
+    ],
+    [
+      33.3,
+      1.75,
+      58.1,
+      547,
+      103.553,
+      15.493
+    ],
+    [
+      33.3,
+      1.77,
+      59,
+      561,
+      106.497,
+      15.733
+    ],
+    [
+      33.2,
+      1.76,
+      58.5,
+      558,
+      106.357,
+      15.6
+    ],
+    [
+      33.2,
+      1.77,
+      58.7,
+      557,
+      106.196,
+      15.653
+    ]
+  ],
+  "ch_name": [
+    "AC",
+    "11",
+    "12",
+    "13",
+    "14"
+  ],
+  "ch_max_pwr": [
+    null,
+    375,
+    375,
+    375,
+    375
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/docs/ahoy_0.7.36_live_gap_in_inverter_sequence.json b/docs/ahoy_0.7.36_live_gap_in_inverter_sequence.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1d7412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/ahoy_0.7.36_live_gap_in_inverter_sequence.json
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{
+    "generic": {
+        "wifi_rssi": -92,
+        "ts_uptime": 2777,
+        "ts_now": 1694698541,
+        "version": "0.7.36",
+        "build": "ba218ed",
+        "menu_prot": false,
+        "menu_mask": 61,
+        "menu_protEn": false,
+        "esp_type": "ESP8266"
+    },
+    "refresh": 30,
+    "ch0_fld_units": [
+        "V",
+        "A",
+        "W",
+        "Hz",
+        "",
+        "°C",
+        "kWh",
+        "Wh",
+        "W",
+        "%",
+        "var",
+        "W"
+    ],
+    "ch0_fld_names": [
+        "U_AC",
+        "I_AC",
+        "P_AC",
+        "F_AC",
+        "PF_AC",
+        "Temp",
+        "YieldTotal",
+        "YieldDay",
+        "P_DC",
+        "Efficiency",
+        "Q_AC",
+        "MaxPower"
+    ],
+    "fld_units": [
+        "V",
+        "A",
+        "W",
+        "Wh",
+        "kWh",
+        "%",
+        "W"
+    ],
+    "fld_names": [
+        "U_DC",
+        "I_DC",
+        "P_DC",
+        "YieldDay",
+        "YieldTotal",
+        "Irradiation",
+        "MaxPower"
+    ],
+    "iv": [
+        false,
+        true,
+        false,
+        false
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_helpers.py b/test_helpers.py
index 2b3d984..7e9789e 100644
--- a/test_helpers.py
+++ b/test_helpers.py
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@ def get_ahoy_meterdata(filename):
     ''' Load the meter data from the json file. '''
     with open(filename, encoding="utf-8") as file_json:
         json_meter_data = json.load(file_json)
+
+    # add the field "inverter" to meter_data:
+    # This will contain an array of the "iv" data from all inverters.
     json_meter_data["inverter"] = []
     for inverter_number in range(len(json_meter_data["iv"])):
         if is_true(json_meter_data["iv"][inverter_number]):
             iv_data = fetch_ahoy_iv_data(inverter_number)
             while len(json_meter_data["inverter"]) < inverter_number:
-                # there was a gap
-                json_meter_data.append({})
+                # there was a gap in the sequence of inverter numbers -> fill in a dummy value
+                json_meter_data["inverter"].append({})
             json_meter_data["inverter"].append(iv_data)
 
     return json_meter_data
@@ -129,6 +132,12 @@ def test_get_ahoy_field_by_name(self):
         self.assertEqual(get_ahoy_field_by_name(meter_data_ahoy, 0, "I_DC", False), 1.75)
         self.assertEqual(get_ahoy_field_by_name(meter_data_ahoy, 0, "P_DC", False), 58.1)
 
+    def test_get_ahoy_gap_in_inverter_sequence(self):
+        ''' Test the special case when there is a gap in the sequence of inverters IDs.'''
+        meter_data_ahoy_bad_sequence = get_ahoy_meterdata(
+            filename='./docs/ahoy_0.7.36_live_gap_in_inverter_sequence.json')
+        self.assertEqual(get_ahoy_field_by_name(meter_data_ahoy_bad_sequence, 1, "P_AC"), 223.7)
+
     def test_is_true(self):
         ''' Test the is_true() function. '''
         self.assertEqual(is_true("1"), True)