diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index 9640222b6..669eff200 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII, and 80-char wide.
 # Do not insert empty lines here, update check depends on it.
+ - bugfix:  70_BRAVIA: check available service APIs if available only
  - change:  49_SSCam / 49_SSCamSTRM: switch to packages, changes according PBP
  - bugfix:  73_AutoShuttersControl: fix commandref and bug in shading function
                           change code
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/70_BRAVIA.pm b/fhem/FHEM/70_BRAVIA.pm
index 08e134050..2769ee2f0 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/70_BRAVIA.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/70_BRAVIA.pm
@@ -1348,7 +1348,8 @@ sub ProcessCommandData ($$$) {
       push(@$successor, ["getSystemInformation"])
           if ( ReadingsVal($name, "name", "0") eq "0" || ReadingsVal($name, "model", "0") eq "0" );
       push(@$successor, ["getSupportedApiInfo"])
-          if ( !defined($hash->{helper}{services}) || scalar($hash->{helper}{services}) == 0 );
+          if ( ReadingsVal( $name, "requestFormat", "" ) eq "json" &&
+              (!defined($hash->{helper}{services}) || scalar($hash->{helper}{services}) == 0) );
     
       # read content information
       if ( ReadingsVal($name, "generation", "1.0") ne "1.0" ) {