diff --git a/max31865.c b/max31865.c
--- a/max31865.c
+++ b/max31865.c
@@ -89,14 +89,17 @@ void max31865_readtemp(SPI_HandleTypeDef
         // Release CS
         HAL_GPIO_WritePin(MAX_CS, 1);
 
-        status->error_code = data[0];
-
-        HAL_Delay(400); // FIXME: remove?
-        status->state_resume = status->state;
-        status->state = STATE_TC_ERROR;
-        status->temp = 0;
-        status->temp_frac = 0;
-        
+        // check to see if it's an error we care about
+        if(data[0] & 0b00111100) {
+			status->error_code = data[0];
+			status->state_resume = status->state;
+			status->state = STATE_TC_ERROR;
+			status->temp = 0;
+			status->temp_frac = 0;
+        }
+        else {
+        	max31865_clear_errors(spi_get());
+        }
     }
     else 
     {
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ void max31865_readtemp(SPI_HandleTypeDef
 
         	//convert adc to resistance
         	//Rrtd = adc / range * Rref
-        	status->temp = (int32_t) adc_count * 48600L;
+        	status->temp = (int32_t) adc_count * 40200L;
         	status->temp /= 32768L;
         	//resistance to temp
         	//(x - in1) * (cal2 - cal1) / (in2 - in1) + cal1
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ void max31865_readtemp(SPI_HandleTypeDef
 
         	//convert adc to resistance
         	//Rrtd = adc / range * Rref
-        	status->temp = (int32_t) adc_count * 48600L;
+        	status->temp = (int32_t) adc_count * 40200L;
         	status->temp /= 32768L;
         	//resistance to temp
         	//(x - in1) * (cal2 - cal1) / (in2 - in1) + cal1