diff --git a/mission/acs/SusHandler.cpp b/mission/acs/SusHandler.cpp
index f61dc3a0..4b9778e5 100644
--- a/mission/acs/SusHandler.cpp
+++ b/mission/acs/SusHandler.cpp
@@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ ReturnValue_t SusHandler::interpretDeviceReply(DeviceCommandId_t id, const uint8
     } else if (invalidMsgCounter == susMax1227::MAX_INVALID_MSG_COUNT) {
       triggerEvent(DeviceHandlerIF::DEVICE_WANTS_HARD_REBOOT);
       waitingForRecovery = true;
-    } else {
-      invalidMsgCounter++;
     }
+    invalidMsgCounter++;
     dataset.setValidity(false, true);
     dataset.tempC = thermal::INVALID_TEMPERATURE;
     std::memset(dataset.channels.value, 0, sizeof(dataset.channels.value));