Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine (100) having a stator having stator windings and a rotor, having a converter (110) and having a sensor (120) for detecting a measurement value, wherein the converter (110) has direct current connections, alternating current connections and semiconductor switches for connecting one of the direct current connections to one of the alternating current connections in each case, wherein the stator windings are connected to the alternating current connections, the semiconductor switches of the converter (110) being closed and opened at specific changeover times, a measurement being carried out by the sensor (120) at specific measurement times, the specific changeover times being adapted to the specific measurement times such that in a specific time interval about a specific measurement time the semiconductor switches are not closed and opened, and a control unit (150) and a computer program for carrying out said method.