diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b2f94be2..5788400d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ will consitute of a breaking change warranting a new major release:
   equal or above v4. However, this software version is compatible to both v3 and v4 of the firmware.
 - The firmware version variables are global statics inititalized early during the program
   runtime now. This makes it possible to check the firmware version earlier.
+- The TCS controller will now always command heaters OFF when being blind for thermal
+  components (no sensors available), irrespective of current switch state.
 
 ## Fixed
 
@@ -29,6 +31,10 @@ will consitute of a breaking change warranting a new major release:
 - Small fixes for TMP1075 FDIR: Use strange and missed reply counters.
 - TCS controller: Last heater (S-band heater) was skipped for transition completion
   checks.
+- TCS controller: A helper member to track the elapsed heater control cycles was not reset
+  properly, which could lead to switch transitions being completed immediately. This can
+  lead to weird bugs like heaters being commanded ON twice and can potentially lead to
+  other bugs.
 - TMP1075: Devices did not go to OFF mode when being set faulty.
 - Update PL PCDU 1 in TCS mode tree on the EM.
 - TMP1075: Possibly ignored health commands.
diff --git a/mission/controller/ThermalController.cpp b/mission/controller/ThermalController.cpp
index efc874bc..932cbad6 100644
--- a/mission/controller/ThermalController.cpp
+++ b/mission/controller/ThermalController.cpp
@@ -1621,8 +1621,7 @@ void ThermalController::ctrlComponentTemperature(HeaterContext& htrCtx) {
     // No sensors available, so switch the heater off. We can not perform control tasks if we
     // are blind..
     if (chooseHeater(htrCtx.switchNr, htrCtx.redSwitchNr)) {
-      if (heaterCtrlAllowed() and
-          (heaterHandler.getSwitchState(htrCtx.switchNr) == heater::SwitchState::ON)) {
+      if (heaterCtrlAllowed()) {
         heaterSwitchHelper(htrCtx.switchNr, heater::SwitchState::OFF, ctrlCtx.thermalComponent);
       }
     }
@@ -1706,7 +1705,8 @@ void ThermalController::checkLimitsAndCtrlHeater(HeaterContext& htrCtx) {
     return;
   }
 
-  htrCtx.switchState = heaterHandler.getSwitchState(htrCtx.switchNr);
+  htrCtx.switchState =
+      static_cast<HeaterHandler::SwitchState>(heaterInfo.heaterSwitchState[htrCtx.switchNr]);
   // Heater off
   if (htrCtx.switchState == heater::SwitchState::OFF) {
     if (ctrlCtx.sensorTemp < htrCtx.tempLimit.opLowerLimit and heaterCtrlAllowed()) {
@@ -1789,9 +1789,10 @@ void ThermalController::heaterTransitionControl(
           crossCheckHeaterStateOfComponentsWhenHeaterGoesOff(static_cast<heater::Switch>(i));
         }
         heaterStates[i].switchTransition = false;
+        heaterStates[i].heaterSwitchControlCycles = 0;
         continue;
       }
-      if (heaterStates[i].heaterSwitchControlCycles > 3) {
+      if (heaterStates[i].heaterSwitchControlCycles > 5) {
         heaterStates[i].switchTransition = false;
         heaterStates[i].heaterSwitchControlCycles = 0;
       }
diff --git a/mission/tcs/HeaterHandler.cpp b/mission/tcs/HeaterHandler.cpp
index c97a404a..a1964d74 100644
--- a/mission/tcs/HeaterHandler.cpp
+++ b/mission/tcs/HeaterHandler.cpp
@@ -419,13 +419,13 @@ ReturnValue_t HeaterHandler::getAllSwitchStates(std::array<heater::SwitchState,
 }
 
 bool HeaterHandler::allSwitchesOff() {
-  bool allSwitchesOrd = false;
   MutexGuard mg(handlerLock, LOCK_TYPE, LOCK_TIMEOUT, LOCK_CTX);
-  /* Or all switches. As soon one switch is on, allSwitchesOrd will be true */
   for (power::Switch_t switchNr = 0; switchNr < heater::NUMBER_OF_SWITCHES; switchNr++) {
-    allSwitchesOrd = allSwitchesOrd || heaterVec.at(switchNr).switchState;
+    if (heaterVec.at(switchNr).switchState == SwitchState::ON) {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
-  return !allSwitchesOrd;
+  return true;
 }
 
 MessageQueueId_t HeaterHandler::getCommandQueue() const { return commandQueue->getId(); }