diff --git a/include/ipmid/types.hpp b/include/ipmid/types.hpp
index e2f80c0..3e64cb4 100644
--- a/include/ipmid/types.hpp
+++ b/include/ipmid/types.hpp
@@ -100,7 +100,15 @@
 
 constexpr auto inventoryRoot = "/xyz/openbmc_project/inventory";
 
-using GetSensorResponse = std::array<uint8_t, sizeof(GetReadingResponse)>;
+struct GetSensorResponse
+{
+    uint8_t reading;                     // sensor reading
+    bool readingOrStateUnavailable;      // 1 = reading/state unavailable
+    bool scanningEnabled;                // 0 = sensor scanning disabled
+    bool allEventMessagesEnabled;        // 0 = All Event Messages disabled
+    uint8_t thresholdLevelsStates;       // threshold/discrete sensor states
+    uint8_t discreteReadingSensorStates; // discrete-only, optional states
+};
 
 using OffsetValueMap = std::map<Offset, Values>;