diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
index ee37a9d5..38667e61 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static constexpr uint32_t kMaxLuminance = 255;
 Agc::Agc()
 	: frameCount_(0), iqMean_(0.0), lineDuration_(0s), minExposureLines_(0),
 	  maxExposureLines_(0), filteredExposure_(0s), currentExposure_(0s),
-	  prevExposureValue_(0s)
+	  effectiveExposureValue_(0s)
 {
 }
 
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ int Agc::configure(IPAContext &context, const IPAConfigInfo &configInfo)
 	context.frameContext.agc.gain = minAnalogueGain_;
 	context.frameContext.agc.exposure = minExposureLines_;
 
-	prevExposureValue_ = context.frameContext.agc.gain
-			   * context.frameContext.agc.exposure
-			   * lineDuration_;
+	effectiveExposureValue_ = context.frameContext.agc.gain
+				* context.frameContext.agc.exposure
+				* lineDuration_;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -201,16 +201,16 @@ void Agc::computeExposure(uint32_t &exposure, double &analogueGain, double curre
 	 */
 	double evGain = kEvGainTarget * knumHistogramBins / iqMean_;
 
-	if (std::abs(evGain - 1.0) < 0.01) {
-		LOG(IPU3Agc, Debug) << "We are well exposed (iqMean = "
-				    << iqMean_ << ")";
-		return;
-	}
-
 	/* extracted from Rpi::Agc::computeTargetExposure */
 
 	/* Calculate the shutter time in seconds */
 	utils::Duration currentShutter = exposure * lineDuration_;
+	/*
+	 * Update the exposure value for the next computation using the values
+	 * of exposure and gain really used by the sensor.
+	 */
+	effectiveExposureValue_ = currentShutter * analogueGain;
+
 	LOG(IPU3Agc, Debug) << "Actual total exposure " << currentShutter * analogueGain
 			    << " Shutter speed " << currentShutter
 			    << " Gain " << analogueGain
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void Agc::computeExposure(uint32_t &exposure, double &analogueGain, double curre
 	 * Calculate the current exposure value for the scene as the latest
 	 * exposure value applied multiplied by the new estimated gain.
 	 */
-	currentExposure_ = prevExposureValue_ * evGain;
+	currentExposure_ = effectiveExposureValue_ * evGain;
 	utils::Duration minShutterSpeed = minExposureLines_ * lineDuration_;
 	utils::Duration maxShutterSpeed = maxExposureLines_ * lineDuration_;
 
@@ -259,16 +259,6 @@ void Agc::computeExposure(uint32_t &exposure, double &analogueGain, double curre
 
 	exposure = shutterTime / lineDuration_;
 	analogueGain = stepGain;
-
-	/*
-	 * Update the exposure value for the next process call.
-	 *
-	 * \todo Obtain the values of the exposure time and analog gain
-	 * that were actually used by the sensor, either from embedded
-	 * data when available, or from the delayed controls
-	 * infrastructure in case a slow down caused a mismatch.
-	 */
-	prevExposureValue_ = shutterTime * analogueGain;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
index 0a9152a9..51174639 100644
--- a/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
+++ b/src/ipa/ipu3/algorithms/agc.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ private:
 
 	utils::Duration filteredExposure_;
 	utils::Duration currentExposure_;
-	utils::Duration prevExposureValue_;
+	utils::Duration effectiveExposureValue_;
 
 	uint32_t stride_;
 };