diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e2ea200..7cb32c1f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ will consitute of a breaking change warranting a new major release:
 
 - Proper Faulty/External Control handling for the dual lane assemblies.
 - ACS board devices: Go to ON mode instead of going to NORMAL mode directly.
+- SUS device handlers: Go to ON mode on startup instead of NORMAL mode.
 
 ## Changed
 
diff --git a/mission/acs/SusHandler.cpp b/mission/acs/SusHandler.cpp
index 46255165..0032a11d 100644
--- a/mission/acs/SusHandler.cpp
+++ b/mission/acs/SusHandler.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void SusHandler::doStartUp() {
   }
   if (internalState == InternalState::STARTUP) {
     if (commandExecuted) {
-      setMode(MODE_NORMAL);
+      setMode(MODE_ON);
       internalState = InternalState::NONE;
       commandExecuted = false;
     }