diff --git a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
index a77763ac..83dd4245 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class DeviceHandlerBase : public DeviceHandlerIF,
    */
   virtual ReturnValue_t buildCommandFromCommand(DeviceCommandId_t deviceCommand,
                                                 const uint8_t *commandData,
-                                                size_t commandDataLen) = 0;
+                                                size_t commandDataLen) {exit(0);}
 
   /* Reply handling */
   /**