diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d0738667..3e92e2f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ will consitute of a breaking change warranting a new major release:
 - The primary and the secondary temperature sensors for the PLOC mission boards are exchanged.
 - ACS parameters for the SUSMGM (FLP) safe mode have been adjusted. This safe mode is now the
   default one.
+- MGM3100 Startup Configuration: Ignore bit 1 of the CMM reply, which is sometimes set to
+  1 in the reply for some reason.
 
 # [v6.4.1] 2023-08-21
 
diff --git a/linux/acs/AcsBoardPolling.cpp b/linux/acs/AcsBoardPolling.cpp
index 1ba55357..6919907a 100644
--- a/linux/acs/AcsBoardPolling.cpp
+++ b/linux/acs/AcsBoardPolling.cpp
@@ -767,6 +767,9 @@ void AcsBoardPolling::mgmRm3100Handler(MgmRm3100& mgm) {
         mgm.replyResult = result;
         return;
       }
+      // For some reason, bit 1 is sometimes set on the reply, even if it is not set for the
+      // command.. Ignore it for now by clearing it.
+      rawReply[1] &= ~(1 << 1);
       if (rawReply[1] != mgmRm3100::CMM_VALUE) {
         sif::error << "AcsBoardPolling: MGM RM3100 read back CMM invalid" << std::endl;
         mgm.replyResult = result;