diff --git a/Common/Common.sln.DotSettings b/Common/Common.sln.DotSettings
index f349cffd..ba87d3a2 100644
--- a/Common/Common.sln.DotSettings
+++ b/Common/Common.sln.DotSettings
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=perc/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=Preadjustment/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=prot/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=restorable/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=RFID/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=SENSUSRADIO/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UserDictionary/Words/=Thermo/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
diff --git a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeter.cs b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeter.cs
index 9fa76f80..31087bf8 100644
--- a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeter.cs
+++ b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeter.cs
@@ -1316,6 +1316,12 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
         /// <remarks date="2023-Nov-27" author="Thomas Wiedebusch">
         /// - Remind installed FW version of FLEXNETVERSION for StoreAllConfigurations.
         /// </remarks>
+        /// <remarks date="2023-Dec-08" author="Thomas Wiedebusch">
+        /// - Avoid doubled or tripled registers in register dictionary as the configuration.json may overlap
+        ///   on some versions. If one register has been added, this passed the test and is valid for this FW.
+        ///   It has to be avoided to have the register multiple times as it may cause unpredictable 
+        ///   assignments of values to one and reading and compare from another which doesn't have a value!
+        /// </remarks>
         private void ReadMeterFirmwareAndAssignRegisters()
         {
             //avoid overwriting of list if this already exits
@@ -1451,6 +1457,9 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
                     registerToCheck.Key.RegisterDetail.Version.Last.Value >= currentGroup.Version)
                 {
                     registerToCheck.Key.IsAvailable = true;
+                    // Avoid doubled or tripled registers in dictionary if one has passed the test
+                    if (_configRegister.MeterRegisterDic.Any(reg => reg.Key.GetIdent().Equals(registerToCheck.Key.GetIdent()))) 
+                        continue;
                     _configRegister.MeterRegisterDic.TryAdd(registerToCheck.Key, null);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeterStreamingQuality.cs b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeterStreamingQuality.cs
index de95bfe7..050b07f7 100644
--- a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeterStreamingQuality.cs
+++ b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/GenesisMeterStreamingQuality.cs
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
                     //the DecodeMsg has assigned either a DataCalib or DataFlowTest data set
                     var calibrationRecord = sd.DataCalib;
                     var flowTestRecord = sd.DataFlowTest;
+                    var bendDetectRecord = sd.DataBendDetectTest;
 
                     if (flowTestRecord != null)
                     {
@@ -172,6 +173,12 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
                         continue;
                     }
 
+                    if (bendDetectRecord != null)
+                    {
+                        TotalValidationWithoutErrorsCount++;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
                     if (calibrationRecord != null)
                     {
                         if (calibrationRecord.Validation == 0)
diff --git a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/RegisterRestorer.cs b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/RegisterRestorer.cs
index 57c94ee9..4de6aaf2 100644
--- a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/RegisterRestorer.cs
+++ b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/GenesisCore/RegisterRestorer.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
 
         /// <summary>
         /// List for  parameters which need to be removed from parameter list
-        /// if meter has radio
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly List<String> ProhibitedParameters = new List<String>
         {
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
         };
         /// <summary>
         /// List for un-reversed parameters, all others need to be swapped byte-wise
-        /// if meter has radio
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly List<String> UnRevertedParameters = new List<String>
         {
@@ -75,6 +73,13 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
             "METROLOGYASST_FlowPoint"
         };
         /// <summary>
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly List<String> ExcludedFromCompareParameters = new List<String>
+        {
+            "SENSUSRADIO_UpgFWVersion"      // After a FW-Update the FW version has changed and the compare will fail
+        };
+        /// <summary>
         /// Pre programming parameters for all devices defined here, will be filled with radio parameters
         /// if meter has radio
         /// </summary>
@@ -387,6 +392,9 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
         /// - Compare registers reactivated based on new interface (configuration.json) with new
         ///   "StaticType": “approximate”.
         /// </remarks>
+        /// <remarks date="2023-Dec-08" author="Thomas Wiedebusch">
+        /// - Removed <see cref="ExcludedFromCompareParameters"/> as those will change on e.g. FW update.
+        /// </remarks>
         public Boolean CompareRegisters()
         {
             if (_pcbIdFinalRegisterRead != _pcbIdInitialRegisterRead ||
@@ -400,6 +408,11 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.GenesisCore
 
             // build a string list of the registers being able to sort those
             var registerNames = _restoreRegisters.MeterRegisterDic.Select(register => register.Key.GetIdent()).ToList();
+            // Remove all excluded registers
+            foreach (var regName in ExcludedFromCompareParameters.Where(regName => registerNames.Any(reg => reg == regName)))
+            {
+                registerNames.Remove(regName);
+            }
             // sort the list of register names
             registerNames.Sort();
             // limit the count to 1 to avoid division by zero
diff --git a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/Protocols/StreamingProtocol/StreamingDecoder.cs b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/Protocols/StreamingProtocol/StreamingDecoder.cs
index 049d1f8c..ae455bbf 100644
--- a/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/Protocols/StreamingProtocol/StreamingDecoder.cs
+++ b/Common/Hardware/WaterMeter/Genesis/Protocols/StreamingProtocol/StreamingDecoder.cs
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ namespace Xylem.Common.Hardware.WaterMeter.Genesis.Protocols.StreamingProtocol
         /// <remarks date="2023-Mar-09" author="T.Wiedebusch">
         /// - Modified using common CRC check before branching to the protocol specific decoder.
         /// </remarks>
+        /// <remarks date="2023-Dec-06" author="T.Wiedebusch">
+        /// - Introduced protocol 'm' for bending detection.
+        /// </remarks>
         public Boolean DecodeMsg(String rawMsg)
         {
             var rawRecordIsValid = false;