diff --git a/src/lib/ecl/validation/data_validator.h b/src/lib/ecl/validation/data_validator.h
index 12e3606f0e..4bf9878c52 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecl/validation/data_validator.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecl/validation/data_validator.h
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public:
 	 */
 	float			confidence(uint64_t timestamp);
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the error count of this validator
+	 * @return		the error count
+	 */
+	uint64_t		error_count() { return _error_count; }
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the value of this validator
 	 * @return		the stored value
@@ -118,10 +124,10 @@ DataValidator::~DataValidator()
 }
 
 void
-DataValidator::put(uint64_t timestamp, float val[3], uint64_t error_count)
+DataValidator::put(uint64_t timestamp, float val[3], uint64_t error_count_in)
 {
 	_event_count++;
-	_error_count = error_count;
+	_error_count = error_count_in;
 
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < _dimensions; i++) {
 		if (_time_last == 0) {
diff --git a/src/lib/ecl/validation/data_validator_group.h b/src/lib/ecl/validation/data_validator_group.h
index 561768836c..f68a891532 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecl/validation/data_validator_group.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecl/validation/data_validator_group.h
@@ -118,15 +118,18 @@ DataValidatorGroup::get_best(uint64_t timestamp, int *index)
 	// XXX This should eventually also include voting
 	float max_confidence = 0.0f;
 	int max_index = -1;
+	uint64_t min_error_count = 30000;
 	DataValidator *best = nullptr;
 
 	unsigned i = 0;
 
 	while (next != nullptr) {
 		float confidence = next->confidence(timestamp);
-		if (confidence > max_confidence) {
+		if (confidence > max_confidence &&
+			next->error_count() < min_error_count) {
 			max_index = i;
 			max_confidence = confidence;
+			min_error_count = next->error_count();
 			best = next;
 		}
 		next = next->sibling();