diff --git a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/FreshDeviceHandlerBase.cpp b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/FreshDeviceHandlerBase.cpp
index 1b463a37..1aa4431c 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/FreshDeviceHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/FreshDeviceHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ FreshDeviceHandlerBase::~FreshDeviceHandlerBase() {
 ReturnValue_t FreshDeviceHandlerBase::performOperation(uint8_t opCode) {
   performDeviceOperationPreQueueHandling(opCode);
   handleQueue();
+  fdirInstance->checkForFailures();
   performDeviceOperation(opCode);
   poolManager.performHkOperation();
   return returnvalue::OK;
diff --git a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/FreshDeviceHandlerBase.h b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/FreshDeviceHandlerBase.h
index c911c1dd..8f2dd24f 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/FreshDeviceHandlerBase.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/FreshDeviceHandlerBase.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class FreshDeviceHandlerBase : public SystemObject,
   ReturnValue_t executeAction(ActionId_t actionId, MessageQueueId_t commandedBy,
                               const uint8_t* data, size_t size) override = 0;
   // Executable overrides.
-  ReturnValue_t performOperation(uint8_t opCode) override;
+  virtual ReturnValue_t performOperation(uint8_t opCode) override;
   ReturnValue_t initializeAfterTaskCreation() override;
 
   /**