diff --git a/src/ADCSensor.cpp b/src/ADCSensor.cpp
index 4a61655..eb2587c 100644
--- a/src/ADCSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/ADCSensor.cpp
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@
                      std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection> &conn,
                      boost::asio::io_service &io, const std::string &sensorName,
                      std::vector<thresholds::Threshold> &&_thresholds,
-                     const double scaleFactor,
+                     const double scaleFactor, PowerState readState,
                      const std::string &sensorConfiguration) :
     Sensor(boost::replace_all_copy(sensorName, " ", "_"), path,
            std::move(_thresholds), sensorConfiguration,
            "xyz.openbmc_project.Configuration.ADC", maxReading, minReading),
     objServer(objectServer), scaleFactor(scaleFactor),
-    inputDev(io, open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY)), waitTimer(io), errCount(0)
+    readState(std::move(readState)), inputDev(io, open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY)),
+    waitTimer(io), errCount(0)
 {
     sensorInterface = objectServer.add_interface(
         "/xyz/openbmc_project/sensors/voltage/" + name,
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@
     }
     setInitialProperties(conn);
     setupRead();
+
+    // setup match
+    setupPowerMatch(conn);
 }
 
 ADCSensor::~ADCSensor()
@@ -160,5 +164,9 @@
 
 void ADCSensor::checkThresholds(void)
 {
+    if (readState == PowerState::on && !isPowerOn())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
     thresholds::checkThresholds(this);
 }
diff --git a/src/ADCSensorMain.cpp b/src/ADCSensorMain.cpp
index 4fff81a..8bd28b9 100644
--- a/src/ADCSensorMain.cpp
+++ b/src/ADCSensorMain.cpp
@@ -183,9 +183,23 @@
             scaleFactor = variant_ns::visit(VariantToFloatVisitor(),
                                             findScaleFactor->second);
         }
+
+        auto findPowerOn = baseConfiguration->second.find("PowerState");
+        PowerState readState = PowerState::always;
+        if (findPowerOn != baseConfiguration->second.end())
+        {
+            std::string powerState = variant_ns::visit(VariantToStringVisitor(),
+                                                       findPowerOn->second);
+            if (powerState == "On")
+            {
+                readState = PowerState::on;
+            };
+        }
+
         sensors[sensorName] = std::make_unique<ADCSensor>(
             path.string(), objectServer, dbusConnection, io, sensorName,
-            std::move(sensorThresholds), scaleFactor, *interfacePath);
+            std::move(sensorThresholds), scaleFactor, readState,
+            *interfacePath);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/CPUSensor.cpp b/src/CPUSensor.cpp
index d54263a..969a449 100644
--- a/src/CPUSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/CPUSensor.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
     Sensor(boost::replace_all_copy(sensorName, " ", "_"), path,
            std::move(_thresholds), sensorConfiguration, objectType, maxReading,
            minReading),
-    objServer(objectServer), dbusConnection(conn),
-    inputDev(io, open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY)), waitTimer(io), errCount(0)
+    objServer(objectServer), inputDev(io, open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY)),
+    waitTimer(io), errCount(0)
 
 {
     sensorInterface = objectServer.add_interface(
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
             "xyz.openbmc_project.Sensor.Threshold.Critical");
     }
     setInitialProperties(conn);
-    isPowerOn(dbusConnection); // first call initializes
+    setupPowerMatch(conn);
     setupRead();
 }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     if (errCount >= warnAfterErrorCount)
     {
         // only an error if power is on
-        if (isPowerOn(dbusConnection))
+        if (isPowerOn())
         {
             // only print once
             if (errCount == warnAfterErrorCount)
diff --git a/src/ExitAirTempSensor.cpp b/src/ExitAirTempSensor.cpp
index 510e595..c7e6e8e 100644
--- a/src/ExitAirTempSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/ExitAirTempSensor.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@
     }
     setInitialProperties(conn);
     setupMatches();
+    setupPowerMatch(conn);
 }
 
 ExitAirTempSensor::~ExitAirTempSensor()
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@
     }
 
     // if fans are off, just make the exit temp equal to inlet
-    if (!isPowerOn(dbusConnection))
+    if (!isPowerOn())
     {
         val = inletTemp;
         return true;
diff --git a/src/TachSensor.cpp b/src/TachSensor.cpp
index b42062c..132ca69 100644
--- a/src/TachSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/TachSensor.cpp
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
     Sensor(boost::replace_all_copy(fanName, " ", "_"), path,
            std::move(_thresholds), sensorConfiguration, objectType,
            limits.second, limits.first),
-    objServer(objectServer), dbusConnection(conn),
-    presence(std::move(presence)), redundancy(redundancy),
-    inputDev(io, open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY)), waitTimer(io), errCount(0)
+    objServer(objectServer), presence(std::move(presence)),
+    redundancy(redundancy), inputDev(io, open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY)),
+    waitTimer(io), errCount(0)
 {
     sensorInterface = objectServer.add_interface(
         "/xyz/openbmc_project/sensors/fan_tach/" + name,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             "xyz.openbmc_project.Sensor.Threshold.Critical");
     }
     setInitialProperties(conn);
-    isPowerOn(dbusConnection); // first call initializes
+    setupPowerMatch(conn); // first call initializes
     setupRead();
 }
 
@@ -131,28 +131,27 @@
         }
         else
         {
-            pollTime = sensorFailedPollTimeMs;
-            errCount++;
-        }
-        if (errCount >= warnAfterErrorCount)
-        {
-            // only an error if power is on
-            if (isPowerOn(dbusConnection))
+            if (!isPowerOn())
             {
-                // only print once
-                if (errCount == warnAfterErrorCount)
-                {
-                    std::cerr << "Failure to read sensor " << name << " at "
-                              << path << " ec:" << err << "\n";
-                }
-                updateValue(0);
+                errCount = 0;
+                updateValue(std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN());
             }
             else
             {
-                errCount = 0; // check power again in 10 cycles
-                updateValue(std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN());
+                pollTime = sensorFailedPollTimeMs;
+                errCount++;
             }
         }
+        if (errCount >= warnAfterErrorCount)
+        {
+            // only print once
+            if (errCount == warnAfterErrorCount)
+            {
+                std::cerr << "Failure to read sensor " << name << " at " << path
+                          << " ec:" << err << "\n";
+            }
+            updateValue(0);
+        }
     }
     responseStream.clear();
     inputDev.close();
diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index e4de9e0..c52f88f 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 const static constexpr char* powerObjectName =
     "/xyz/openbmc_project/Chassis/Control/Power0";
 
+bool powerStatusOn = false;
+std::unique_ptr<sdbusplus::bus::match::match> powerMatch = nullptr;
+
 bool getSensorConfiguration(
     const std::string& type,
     const std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& dbusConnection,
@@ -105,20 +108,20 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-// initially returns false, then sets up matches and returns status
-// should be called once first to initialize
-bool isPowerOn(const std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& conn)
+bool isPowerOn(void)
 {
-    static std::unique_ptr<sdbusplus::bus::match::match> powerMatch = nullptr;
-    static bool powerStatusOn = false;
-
-    if (powerMatch != nullptr)
+    if (!powerMatch)
     {
-        return powerStatusOn;
+        throw std::runtime_error("Power Match Not Created");
     }
+    return powerStatusOn;
+}
+
+void setupPowerMatch(const std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection>& conn)
+{
 
     // create a match for powergood changes, first time do a method call to
-    // return the correct value
+    // cache the correct value
     std::function<void(sdbusplus::message::message & message)> eventHandler =
         [](sdbusplus::message::message& message) {
             std::string objectName;
@@ -153,8 +156,6 @@
         },
         powerInterfaceName, powerObjectName, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
         "Get", powerInterfaceName, "pgood");
-
-    return powerStatusOn;
 }
 
 // replaces limits if MinReading and MaxReading are found.