diff --git a/bsp_q7s/ObjectFactory.cpp b/bsp_q7s/ObjectFactory.cpp
index 9102f79e..0815b81d 100644
--- a/bsp_q7s/ObjectFactory.cpp
+++ b/bsp_q7s/ObjectFactory.cpp
@@ -433,12 +433,6 @@ void ObjectFactory::produce(){
     gpioCookie->addGpio(gpioIds::TEST_ID_0, gpioConfigMio0);
     new LibgpiodTest(objects::LIBGPIOD_TEST, objects::GPIO_IF, gpioCookie);
 #elif TE0720 == 1
-    /* Configuration for MIO0 on TE0720-03-1CFA */
-    GpiodRegular* heaterGpio = new GpiodRegular(std::string("gpiochip0"), 0, std::string("MIO0"), gpio::IN, 0);
-    GpioCookie* gpioCookie = new GpioCookie;
-    gpioCookie->addGpio(gpioIds::HEATER_0, heaterGpio);
-    new HeaterHandler(objects::HEATER_HANDLER, objects::GPIO_IF, gpioCookie, objects::PCDU_HANDLER,
-            pcduSwitches::TCS_BOARD_8V_HEATER_IN);
 
     UartCookie* plocUartCookie = new UartCookie(std::string("/dev/ttyPS1"), 115200,
             PLOC::MAX_REPLY_SIZE);
@@ -448,6 +442,15 @@ void ObjectFactory::produce(){
     plocHandler->setStartUpImmediately();
 #endif
 
+#if TE0720 == 1 && TE0720_HEATER_TEST == 1
+    /* Configuration for MIO0 on TE0720-03-1CFA */
+    GpiodRegular* heaterGpio = new GpiodRegular(std::string("gpiochip0"), 0, std::string("MIO0"), gpio::IN, 0);
+    GpioCookie* gpioCookie = new GpioCookie;
+    gpioCookie->addGpio(gpioIds::HEATER_0, heaterGpio);
+    new HeaterHandler(objects::HEATER_HANDLER, objects::GPIO_IF, gpioCookie, objects::PCDU_HANDLER,
+            pcduSwitches::TCS_BOARD_8V_HEATER_IN);
+#endif
+
 #if Q7S_ADD_SPI_TEST == 1
     new SpiTestClass(objects::SPI_TEST, gpioComIF);
 #endif
diff --git a/fsfwconfig/OBSWConfig.h b/fsfwconfig/OBSWConfig.h
index f3f7cda3..c1a6c313 100644
--- a/fsfwconfig/OBSWConfig.h
+++ b/fsfwconfig/OBSWConfig.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ debugging. */
 #define OBSW_ADD_TEST_CODE          1
 #define TEST_LIBGPIOD               0
 
-#define TE0720                      0
+#define TE0720                      1
+#define TE0720_HEATER_TEST          0
 
 #define P60DOCK_DEBUG               0
 #define PDU1_DEBUG                  0
diff --git a/mission/devices/PlocHandler.cpp b/mission/devices/PlocHandler.cpp
index d8ed395e..b0660ba0 100644
--- a/mission/devices/PlocHandler.cpp
+++ b/mission/devices/PlocHandler.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocHandler::prepareTcMemWriteCommand(const uint8_t * commandData,
             | *(commandData + 2) << 8 | *(commandData + 3);
     const uint32_t memoryData = *(commandData + 4) << 24 | *(commandData + 5) << 16
             | *(commandData + 6) << 8 | *(commandData + 7);
+    packetSequenceCount = (packetSequenceCount + 1) & PACKET_SEQUENCE_COUNT_MASK;
     PLOC::TcMemWrite tcMemWrite(memoryAddress, memoryData, packetSequenceCount);
     if (tcMemWrite.getFullSize() > PLOC::MAX_COMMAND_SIZE) {
         sif::debug << "PlocHandler::prepareTcMemWriteCommand: Command too big" << std::endl;
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocHandler::prepareTcMemReadCommand(const uint8_t * commandData,
         size_t commandDataLen) {
     const uint32_t memoryAddress = *(commandData) << 24 | *(commandData + 1) << 16
             | *(commandData + 2) << 8 | *(commandData + 3);
+    packetSequenceCount = (packetSequenceCount + 1) & PACKET_SEQUENCE_COUNT_MASK;
     PLOC::TcMemRead tcMemRead(memoryAddress, packetSequenceCount);
     if (tcMemRead.getFullSize() > PLOC::MAX_COMMAND_SIZE) {
         sif::debug << "PlocHandler::prepareTcMemReadCommand: Command too big" << std::endl;
@@ -482,14 +484,15 @@ void PlocHandler::disableExeReportReply() {
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t PlocHandler::checkPacketSequenceCount(const uint8_t* data) {
-    uint16_t receivedSequenceCount = *(data + 2) << 8 | *(data + 3) & PACKET_SEQUENCE_COUNT_MASK;
-    if (receivedSequenceCount != ((packetSequenceCount + 1) & PACKET_SEQUENCE_COUNT_MASK)) {
-        sif::debug << "PlocHandler::checkPacketSequenceCount: Packet sequence count mismatch"
+    uint16_t receivedSequenceCount = (*(data + 2) << 8 | *(data + 3)) & PACKET_SEQUENCE_COUNT_MASK;
+    uint16_t expectedPacketSequenceCount = ((packetSequenceCount + 1) & PACKET_SEQUENCE_COUNT_MASK);
+    if (receivedSequenceCount != expectedPacketSequenceCount) {
+        sif::debug
+                << "PlocHandler::checkPacketSequenceCount: Packet sequence count mismatch. "
                 << std::endl;
-        /** The packet sequence count is corrected here to match the sequence count of the PLOC */
-        packetSequenceCount = (receivedSequenceCount + 1) & PACKET_SEQUENCE_COUNT_MASK;
-        return SUBSEQUENCE_COUNT_FAILURE;
+        sif::debug << "Received sequence count: " << receivedSequenceCount << ". OBSW sequence "
+                << "count: " << expectedPacketSequenceCount << std::endl;
     }
-    packetSequenceCount = (packetSequenceCount + 1) & PACKET_SEQUENCE_COUNT_MASK;
+    packetSequenceCount = receivedSequenceCount;
     return RETURN_OK;
 }
diff --git a/mission/devices/PlocHandler.h b/mission/devices/PlocHandler.h
index 1b529484..06965d0f 100644
--- a/mission/devices/PlocHandler.h
+++ b/mission/devices/PlocHandler.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 /**
  * @brief	This is the device handler for the PLOC.
  *
- * @details The PLOC uses the space packet protocol for communication. On each command the PLOC
- *          answers at least with one acknowledgment and one execution report.
+ * @details The PLOC uses the space packet protocol for communication. To each command the PLOC
+ *          answers with at least one acknowledgment and one execution report.
  *
  * @author	J. Meier
  */
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ private:
     static const ReturnValue_t RECEIVED_ACK_FAILURE = MAKE_RETURN_CODE(0xA1); //!> Received ACK failure reply from PLOC
     static const ReturnValue_t RECEIVED_EXE_FAILURE = MAKE_RETURN_CODE(0xA2); //!> Received execution failure reply from PLOC
     static const ReturnValue_t INVALID_APID = MAKE_RETURN_CODE(0xA3); //!> Received space packet with invalid APID from PLOC
-    static const ReturnValue_t SUBSEQUENCE_COUNT_FAILURE = MAKE_RETURN_CODE(0xA4); //!> The packet sequence count does not match the expected packet sequence count. There may be one packet lost.
 
     static const uint8_t SUBSYSTEM_ID = SUBSYSTEM_ID::PLOC_HANDLER;
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ private:
     static const Event CRC_FAILURE_EVENT = MAKE_EVENT(4, severity::LOW); //!> PLOC reply has invalid crc
 
     static const uint16_t APID_MASK = 0x7FF;
-    static const unit16_t PACKET_SEQUENCE_COUNT_MASK = 0x3FFF;
+    static const uint16_t PACKET_SEQUENCE_COUNT_MASK = 0x3FFF;
 
     uint8_t commandBuffer[PLOC::MAX_COMMAND_SIZE];
 
@@ -184,14 +183,19 @@ private:
 	void disableExeReportReply();
 
 	/**
-	 * @brief   This function checks the subsequence count of a received space packet to detect
-	 *          lost packets.
+	 * @brief   This function checks and increments the packet sequence count of a received space
+	 *          packet.
 	 *
 	 * @param data  Pointer to a space packet.
 	 *
-	 * @return RETURN_OK if successful, else SUBSEQUENCE_COUNT_FAILURE
+	 * @return RETURN_OK if successful
+	 *
+	 * @details There should be never a case in which a wrong packet sequence count is received
+	 *          because the communication scheme between PLOC and OBC always follows a strict
+	 *          procedure. Thus this function mainly serves for debugging purposes to detected an
+	 *          invalid handling of the packet sequence count.
 	 */
-	ReturnValue_t checkSubsequenceCount(const uint8_t* data);
+	ReturnValue_t checkPacketSequenceCount(const uint8_t* data);
 };
 
 #endif /* MISSION_DEVICES_PLOCHANDLER_H_ */