diff --git a/custom_components/places/sensor.py b/custom_components/places/sensor.py
index 3ba351cb..1f207499 100644
--- a/custom_components/places/sensor.py
+++ b/custom_components/places/sensor.py
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ async def async_will_remove_from_hass(self) -> None:
                 f"({self.get_attr(CONF_NAME)}) JSON sensor file removed: "
                 + f"{self.get_attr(ATTR_JSON_FILENAME)}"
             )
-        if RECORDER_INSTANCE in self._hass.data:
+        if RECORDER_INSTANCE in self._hass.data and self.get_attr(CONF_EXTENDED_ATTR):
             _LOGGER.debug(
                 f"({self._attr_name}) Removing entity exclusion from recorder: {self.entity_id}"
             )