diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb54d566..18dfd1c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ list yields a list of all related PRs for each release.
 - `SyrlinksHkHandler` renamed to `SyrlinksHandler` to better reflect that it does more than
   just HK and is also responsible for setting the TX mode of the device.
   PR: https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/eive/eive-obsw/pulls/353
+- `SyrlinksHandler`: Go to normal mode at startup.
+- `SyrlinksHandler`: Go to startup immediately because the Syrlinks device should always be on
+  by default.
 
 ## Added
 
diff --git a/bsp_q7s/core/ObjectFactory.cpp b/bsp_q7s/core/ObjectFactory.cpp
index 503ac067..de0e5fb8 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/core/ObjectFactory.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/core/ObjectFactory.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ void ObjectFactory::createSyrlinksComponents(PowerSwitchIF* pwrSwitcher) {
       new SyrlinksHandler(objects::SYRLINKS_HK_HANDLER, objects::UART_COM_IF, syrlinksUartCookie,
                           pcdu::PDU1_CH1_SYRLINKS_12V, syrlinksFdir);
   syrlinksHandler->setPowerSwitcher(pwrSwitcher);
+  syrlinksHandler->setStartUpImmediately();
 #if OBSW_DEBUG_SYRLINKS == 1
   syrlinksHandler->setDebugMode(true);
 #endif