diff --git a/linux/payload/FreshSupvHandler.cpp b/linux/payload/FreshSupvHandler.cpp
index 2c38c821..ef980bb4 100644
--- a/linux/payload/FreshSupvHandler.cpp
+++ b/linux/payload/FreshSupvHandler.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ ReturnValue_t FreshSupvHandler::executeAction(ActionId_t actionId, MessageQueueI
     }
     case ABORT_LONGER_REQUEST: {
       uartManager->stop();
+      return EXECUTION_FINISHED;
     }
     case MEMORY_CHECK_WITH_FILE: {
       UpdateParams params;