diff --git a/code/Examples/Python/HelloWorld/HelloWorldSubscriber.py b/code/Examples/Python/HelloWorld/HelloWorldSubscriber.py
index 6edc0199f..f2a5ffa78 100644
--- a/code/Examples/Python/HelloWorld/HelloWorldSubscriber.py
+++ b/code/Examples/Python/HelloWorld/HelloWorldSubscriber.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ def on_data_available(self, reader):
         data = HelloWorld.HelloWorld()
         reader.take_next_sample(data, info)
 
-        print("Received {message} : {index}".format(message=data.message(), index=data.index()))
+        if info.valid_data:
+            print("Received {message} : {index}".format(message=data.message(), index=data.index()))
 
 
 class Reader: