diff --git a/linux/payload/FreshMpsocHandler.cpp b/linux/payload/FreshMpsocHandler.cpp
index f1374697..9fd4ca69 100644
--- a/linux/payload/FreshMpsocHandler.cpp
+++ b/linux/payload/FreshMpsocHandler.cpp
@@ -462,14 +462,15 @@ ReturnValue_t FreshMpsocHandler::executeRegularCmd(ActionId_t actionId,
       break;
     }
     case (mpsoc::TC_VERIFY_BOOT): {
-      uint8_t cmdData[6]{};
+      uint8_t cmdDataForDeadbeefCheck[6]{};
       size_t serLen = 0;
       uint16_t wordLen = 1;
-      SerializeAdapter::serialize(&mpsoc::DEADBEEF_ADDR, cmdData, &serLen, 4,
+      SerializeAdapter::serialize(&mpsoc::DEADBEEF_ADDR, cmdDataForDeadbeefCheck, &serLen, 4,
                                   SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
-      SerializeAdapter::serialize(&wordLen, cmdData + 4, &serLen, 2,
+      SerializeAdapter::serialize(&wordLen, cmdDataForDeadbeefCheck + 4, &serLen, 2,
                                   SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
-      result = commandTcMemRead(commandData, commandDataLen);
+      result = commandTcMemRead(cmdDataForDeadbeefCheck, 6);
+      break;
     }
     case (mpsoc::TC_MEM_READ): {
       result = commandTcMemRead(commandData, commandDataLen);
@@ -797,13 +798,13 @@ ReturnValue_t FreshMpsocHandler::handleDeviceReply() {
         if (replyReader.getFullPacketLen() >= 6 + 4 + 2 + 4) {
           uint32_t readBack = 0;
           size_t deserLen = 0;
-          ReturnValue_t result =
-              SerializeAdapter::deSerialize(&readBack, replyReader.getFullData() + 6 + 4 + 2,
-                                            &deserLen, SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
+          result = SerializeAdapter::deSerialize(&readBack, replyReader.getFullData() + 6 + 4 + 2,
+                                                 &deserLen, SerializeIF::Endianness::NETWORK);
           if (result != returnvalue::OK or readBack != mpsoc::DEADBEEF_VALUE) {
             cmdDoneHandler(false, result);
+          } else {
+            cmdDoneHandler(true, returnvalue::OK);
           }
-          cmdDoneHandler(true, returnvalue::OK);
         } else {
           cmdDoneHandler(false, result);
         }
diff --git a/tmtc b/tmtc
index 05d59552..0c51cad8 160000
--- a/tmtc
+++ b/tmtc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 05d595523624e0388d74e5f09ac3e4d3657ebf91
+Subproject commit 0c51cad81390bc66e23f6765b5efca7537b12b20