diff --git a/infra/hermes/shelly_mcp.py b/infra/hermes/shelly_mcp.py
index 9836c4f34..891192806 100755
--- a/infra/hermes/shelly_mcp.py
+++ b/infra/hermes/shelly_mcp.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def _status_gen2(d: dict) -> dict:
     out: dict = {
         "ip": ip,
         "name": (info.get("name") if isinstance(info, dict) else None) or d["name"],
-        "gen": 2,
+        "gen": int(d.get("gen", 2)),
         "kind": d["kind"],
         "id": info.get("id") if isinstance(info, dict) else None,
     }