diff --git a/src/fsfw/subsystem/SubsystemBase.h b/src/fsfw/subsystem/SubsystemBase.h
index 5c21c5fd..e8a2f72d 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/subsystem/SubsystemBase.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/subsystem/SubsystemBase.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class SubsystemBase : public SystemObject,
    * We need to know the target Submode, as children are able to inherit the submode
    * Still, we have a default for all child implementations which do not use submode inheritance
    */
-  void executeTable(HybridIterator<ModeListEntry> tableIter,
+  virtual void executeTable(HybridIterator<ModeListEntry> tableIter,
                     Submode_t targetSubmode = SUBMODE_NONE);
 
   ReturnValue_t updateChildMode(MessageQueueId_t queue, Mode_t mode, Submode_t submode);