diff --git a/src/BLDCMotor.cpp b/src/BLDCMotor.cpp
index 8fd54ba6..e0f5415d 100644
--- a/src/BLDCMotor.cpp
+++ b/src/BLDCMotor.cpp
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ int BLDCMotor::alignSensor() {
       sensor_direction = Direction::CW;
     }
     // check pole pair number
-    if( fabs(moved*pole_pairs - _2PI) > 0.5f ) { // 0.5f is arbitrary number it can be lower or higher!
+    pp_check_result = !(fabs(moved*pole_pairs - _2PI) > 0.5f); // 0.5f is arbitrary number it can be lower or higher!
+    if( pp_check_result==false ) {
       SIMPLEFOC_DEBUG("MOT: PP check: fail - estimated pp: ", _2PI/moved);
     } else {
       SIMPLEFOC_DEBUG("MOT: PP check: OK!");
diff --git a/src/StepperMotor.cpp b/src/StepperMotor.cpp
index 6cbe417a..697ed277 100644
--- a/src/StepperMotor.cpp
+++ b/src/StepperMotor.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ int StepperMotor::alignSensor() {
     }
     // check pole pair number
     float moved =  fabs(mid_angle - end_angle);
-    if( fabs(moved*pole_pairs - _2PI) > 0.5f ) { // 0.5f is arbitrary number it can be lower or higher!
+    pp_check_result = !(fabs(moved*pole_pairs - _2PI) > 0.5f);  // 0.5f is arbitrary number it can be lower or higher!
+    if( pp_check_result==false ) {
       SIMPLEFOC_DEBUG("MOT: PP check: fail - estimated pp: ", _2PI/moved);
     } else {
       SIMPLEFOC_DEBUG("MOT: PP check: OK!");
diff --git a/src/common/base_classes/FOCMotor.h b/src/common/base_classes/FOCMotor.h
index 318be99a..b5b0a557 100644
--- a/src/common/base_classes/FOCMotor.h
+++ b/src/common/base_classes/FOCMotor.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class FOCMotor
     float sensor_offset; //!< user defined sensor zero offset
     float zero_electric_angle = NOT_SET;//!< absolute zero electric angle - if available
     Direction sensor_direction = Direction::UNKNOWN; //!< default is CW. if sensor_direction == Direction::CCW then direction will be flipped compared to CW. Set to UNKNOWN to set by calibration
+    bool pp_check_result = false; //!< the result of the PP check, if run during loopFOC
 
     /**
      * Function providing BLDCMotor class with the