diff --git a/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp b/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp
index 724477fb..262ee215 100644
--- a/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp
+++ b/mission/controller/AcsController.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ void AcsController::performPointingCtrl() {
       triggerEvent(acs::PTG_CTRL_NO_ATTITUDE_INFORMATION);
       ptgCtrlLostCounter = 0;
     }
+    updateCtrlValData(ptgCtrlStrat);
+    updateActuatorCmdData(ZERO_VEC4, cmdSpeedRws, ZERO_VEC3_INT16);
     commandActuators(0, 0, 0, acsParameters.magnetorquerParameter.torqueDuration, cmdSpeedRws[0],
                      cmdSpeedRws[1], cmdSpeedRws[2], cmdSpeedRws[3],
                      acsParameters.rwHandlingParameters.rampTime);
@@ -437,7 +439,7 @@ void AcsController::performPointingCtrl() {
       std::memcpy(rotRateB, fusedRotRateData.rotRateTotal.value, sizeof(rotRateB));
       break;
     default:
-      sif::error << "AcsController: Invalid pointing mode strategy for performDetumble"
+      sif::error << "AcsController: Invalid pointing mode strategy for performPointingCtrl"
                  << std::endl;
       break;
   }
@@ -593,7 +595,7 @@ void AcsController::performPointingCtrl() {
   actuatorCmd.cmdDipoleMtq(*acsParameters.magnetorquerParameter.inverseAlignment,
                            acsParameters.magnetorquerParameter.dipoleMax, mgtDpDes, cmdDipoleMtqs);
 
-  updateCtrlValData(targetQuat, errorQuat, errorAngle, targetSatRotRate);
+  updateCtrlValData(targetQuat, errorQuat, errorAngle, targetSatRotRate, ptgCtrlStrat);
   updateActuatorCmdData(torqueRws, cmdSpeedRws, cmdDipoleMtqs);
   commandActuators(cmdDipoleMtqs[0], cmdDipoleMtqs[1], cmdDipoleMtqs[2],
                    acsParameters.magnetorquerParameter.torqueDuration, cmdSpeedRws[0],
@@ -671,7 +673,7 @@ void AcsController::updateActuatorCmdData(const double *rwTargetTorque,
   }
 }
 
-void AcsController::updateCtrlValData(uint8_t safeModeStrat) {
+void AcsController::updateCtrlValData(acs::ControlModeStrategy ctrlStrat) {
   PoolReadGuard pg(&ctrlValData);
   if (pg.getReadResult() == returnvalue::OK) {
     std::memcpy(ctrlValData.tgtQuat.value, ZERO_VEC4, 4 * sizeof(double));
@@ -682,13 +684,13 @@ void AcsController::updateCtrlValData(uint8_t safeModeStrat) {
     ctrlValData.errAng.setValid(false);
     std::memcpy(ctrlValData.tgtRotRate.value, ZERO_VEC3, 3 * sizeof(double));
     ctrlValData.tgtRotRate.setValid(false);
-    ctrlValData.safeStrat.value = safeModeStrat;
+    ctrlValData.safeStrat.value = ctrlStrat;
     ctrlValData.safeStrat.setValid(true);
     ctrlValData.setValidity(true, false);
   }
 }
 
-void AcsController::updateCtrlValData(double errAng, uint8_t safeModeStrat) {
+void AcsController::updateCtrlValData(double errAng, acs::ControlModeStrategy ctrlStrat) {
   PoolReadGuard pg(&ctrlValData);
   if (pg.getReadResult() == returnvalue::OK) {
     std::memcpy(ctrlValData.tgtQuat.value, ZERO_VEC4, 4 * sizeof(double));
@@ -699,21 +701,22 @@ void AcsController::updateCtrlValData(double errAng, uint8_t safeModeStrat) {
     ctrlValData.errAng.setValid(true);
     std::memcpy(ctrlValData.tgtRotRate.value, ZERO_VEC3, 3 * sizeof(double));
     ctrlValData.tgtRotRate.setValid(false);
-    ctrlValData.safeStrat.value = safeModeStrat;
+    ctrlValData.safeStrat.value = ctrlStrat;
     ctrlValData.safeStrat.setValid(true);
     ctrlValData.setValidity(true, false);
   }
 }
 
 void AcsController::updateCtrlValData(const double *tgtQuat, const double *errQuat, double errAng,
-                                      const double *tgtRotRate) {
+                                      const double *tgtRotRate,
+                                      acs::ControlModeStrategy ctrlStrat) {
   PoolReadGuard pg(&ctrlValData);
   if (pg.getReadResult() == returnvalue::OK) {
     std::memcpy(ctrlValData.tgtQuat.value, tgtQuat, 4 * sizeof(double));
     std::memcpy(ctrlValData.errQuat.value, errQuat, 4 * sizeof(double));
     ctrlValData.errAng.value = errAng;
     std::memcpy(ctrlValData.tgtRotRate.value, tgtRotRate, 3 * sizeof(double));
-    ctrlValData.safeStrat.value = acs::ControlModeStrategy::CTRL_OFF;
+    ctrlValData.safeStrat.value = ctrlStrat;
     ctrlValData.setValidity(true, true);
   }
 }
diff --git a/mission/controller/AcsController.h b/mission/controller/AcsController.h
index 2e1fe13e..aa2b9411 100644
--- a/mission/controller/AcsController.h
+++ b/mission/controller/AcsController.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class AcsController : public ExtendedControllerBase, public ReceivesParameterMes
   void performPointingCtrl();
 
  private:
+  static constexpr int16_t ZERO_VEC3_INT16[3] = {0, 0, 0};
   static constexpr double ZERO_VEC3[3] = {0, 0, 0};
   static constexpr double ZERO_VEC4[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
   static constexpr double RW_OFF_TORQUE[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
@@ -143,10 +144,10 @@ class AcsController : public ExtendedControllerBase, public ReceivesParameterMes
   void updateActuatorCmdData(const int16_t* mtqTargetDipole);
   void updateActuatorCmdData(const double* rwTargetTorque, const int32_t* rwTargetSpeed,
                              const int16_t* mtqTargetDipole);
-  void updateCtrlValData(uint8_t safeModeStrat);
-  void updateCtrlValData(double errAng, uint8_t safeModeStrat);
+  void updateCtrlValData(acs::ControlModeStrategy ctrlStrat);
+  void updateCtrlValData(double errAng, acs::ControlModeStrategy ctrlStrat);
   void updateCtrlValData(const double* tgtQuat, const double* errQuat, double errAng,
-                         const double* tgtRotRate);
+                         const double* tgtRotRate, acs::ControlModeStrategy cStrat);
 
   ReturnValue_t updateTle(const uint8_t* line1, const uint8_t* line2, bool fromFile);
   ReturnValue_t writeTleToFs(const uint8_t* tle);