diff --git a/src/fsfw/osal/linux/CommandExecutor.cpp b/src/fsfw/osal/linux/CommandExecutor.cpp
index cd05a553..5d131472 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/osal/linux/CommandExecutor.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/osal/linux/CommandExecutor.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ ReturnValue_t CommandExecutor::execute() {
         currentFd = fileno(currentCmdFile);
         waiter.fd = currentFd;
     }
+    state = States::PENDING;
     return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
 }