diff --git a/linux/boardtest/UartTestClass.cpp b/linux/boardtest/UartTestClass.cpp
index 2e1a195c..1fa6a10c 100644
--- a/linux/boardtest/UartTestClass.cpp
+++ b/linux/boardtest/UartTestClass.cpp
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ void UartTestClass::scexPeriodic() {
       size_t len = 0;
       do {
         ReturnValue_t result = reader->readReceivedMessage(uartCookie, &decodedPacket, &len);
-        if(len == 0){
-        	break;
+        if (len == 0) {
+          break;
         }
         ScexHelper helper;
         const uint8_t* helperPtr = decodedPacket;
@@ -210,15 +210,19 @@ void UartTestClass::scexPeriodic() {
         }
         // fram
         // packetcounter eins höher, wenn mehr packet verloren -> merkt sich welches packet fehlt
-        //was wenn erstes packet fehlt; mit boolean var (firstpacketarrived=false) die immer mit finish false wird?
+        // was wenn erstes packet fehlt; mit boolean var (firstpacketarrived=false) die immer mit
+        // finish false wird?
         // countdown (max 2min), wenn nicht  if (helper.getPacketCounter() ==
         // helper.getTotalPacketCounter()) { nach 2min  reader->finish();
         if (helper.getCmd() == FRAM) {
+          if (not fileNameSet) {
+            fileId = gen_random(12);
+            fileName = "/tmp/scex-fram_" + fileId + ".bin";
+            fileNameSet = true;
+          }
           if (helper.getPacketCounter() == 1) {
-        	  //countdown starten
-        	  finishCountdown.resetTimer();
-        	  fileId = gen_random(12);
-        	  fileName = "/tmp/scex-fram_"+fileId+".bin";
+            // countdown starten
+            finishCountdown.resetTimer();
             ofstream out(fileName,
                          ofstream::binary);  // neues file anlegen
           } else {
@@ -227,8 +231,11 @@ void UartTestClass::scexPeriodic() {
             out << helper;
           }
 
-          if(finishCountdown.hasTimedOut()){
-        	  reader->finish();
+          if (finishCountdown.hasTimedOut()) {
+            reader->finish();
+            sif::warning << "Reader countdown expired" << endl;
+            cmdDone = true;
+            fileNameSet = false;
           }
         }
 
@@ -236,8 +243,10 @@ void UartTestClass::scexPeriodic() {
           reader->finish();
           sif::info << "Reader is finished" << endl;
           cmdDone = true;
+          fileNameSet = false;
           if (helper.getCmd() == scex::ScexCmds::PING) {
             cmdSent = false;
+            fileNameSet = true;  // to not generate everytime new file
           }
         }
       } while (len > 0);
@@ -374,17 +383,17 @@ void UartTestClass::handleFoundDlePacket(uint8_t* packet, size_t len) {
 }
 
 std::string UartTestClass::gen_random(const int len) {
-    static const char alphanum[] =
-        "0123456789"
-        "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
-        "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
+  static const char alphanum[] =
+      "0123456789"
+      "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+      "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
 
-    std::string tmp_s;
-    tmp_s.reserve(len);
+  std::string tmp_s;
+  tmp_s.reserve(len);
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
-        tmp_s += alphanum[rand() % (sizeof(alphanum) - 1)];
-    }
+  for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+    tmp_s += alphanum[rand() % (sizeof(alphanum) - 1)];
+  }
 
-    return tmp_s;
+  return tmp_s;
 }
diff --git a/linux/boardtest/UartTestClass.h b/linux/boardtest/UartTestClass.h
index dad9152e..8c6bc22f 100644
--- a/linux/boardtest/UartTestClass.h
+++ b/linux/boardtest/UartTestClass.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class UartTestClass : public TestTask {
 
   std::string fileId = "";
   std::string fileName = "";
+  bool fileNameSet = false;
   Countdown finishCountdown = Countdown(180 * 1000);
   bool cmdSent = false;
   bool cmdDone = false;