diff --git a/src/RegulatorTask.h b/src/RegulatorTask.h
index 8bd2420..bd7be47 100644
--- a/src/RegulatorTask.h
+++ b/src/RegulatorTask.h
@@ -245,8 +245,11 @@ protected:
     }
 
     // If freezing, set temperature to no lower than low temp provided by freeze protection
-    if (vars.master.heating.freezing && fabsf(settings.heating.freezeProtection.lowTemp - newTemp) < 0.0001f) {
-      newTemp = settings.heating.freezeProtection.lowTemp;
+    if (vars.master.heating.freezing) {
+      newTemp = fmaxf(
+        newTemp,
+        static_cast<float>(settings.heating.freezeProtection.lowTemp)
+      );
     }
 
     return newTemp;