diff --git a/mission/payload/RadiationSensorHandler.cpp b/mission/payload/RadiationSensorHandler.cpp
index 5151fb2b..e20d7308 100644
--- a/mission/payload/RadiationSensorHandler.cpp
+++ b/mission/payload/RadiationSensorHandler.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ ReturnValue_t RadiationSensorHandler::scanForReply(const uint8_t *start, size_t
                      << std::endl;
 #endif
       }
-      measurementCd.resetTimer();
       break;
     }
     case radSens::ENABLE_DEBUG_OUTPUT:
@@ -183,6 +182,7 @@ ReturnValue_t RadiationSensorHandler::interpretDeviceReply(DeviceCommandId_t id,
   switch (id) {
     case radSens::READ_CONVERSIONS: {
       uint8_t offset = 0;
+      measurementCd.resetTimer();
       {
         PoolReadGuard readSet(&dataset);
         uint16_t tempRaw = ((packet[offset] & 0x0f) << 8) | packet[offset + 1];