diff --git a/lib/extension/receive.js b/lib/extension/receive.js
index 7246aa87c..c11834a64 100755
--- a/lib/extension/receive.js
+++ b/lib/extension/receive.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Receive extends Extension {
          * As the same message is also received directly from the end device, it makes no sense
          * to handle these messages.
          */
-        const hasGroupID = data.hasOwnProperty('groupID') && data.groupID != 0;
+        const hasGroupID = data.hasOwnProperty('groupID') && !!data.groupID;
         if (utils.isXiaomiDevice(data.device) && utils.isRouter(data.device) && hasGroupID) {
             logger.debug('Skipping re-transmitted Xiaomi message');
             return false;