diff --git a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
index 6cf453e5..300dd747 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
@@ -1151,6 +1151,22 @@ class DeviceHandlerBase : public DeviceHandlerIF,
    */
   virtual ReturnValue_t doSendReadHook();
 
+  /**
+   * Send a RMAP getRead command.
+   *
+   * The size of the getRead command is #maxDeviceReplyLen.
+   * This is always executed, independently from the current mode.
+   */
+  virtual void doSendRead(void);
+  /**
+   * Check the getRead reply and the contained data.
+   *
+   * If data was received scanForReply() and, if successful, handleReply()
+   * are called. If the current mode is @c MODE_RAW, the received packet
+   * is sent to the commanding object via commandQueue.
+   */
+  virtual void doGetRead();
+
  private:
   /**
    * State a cookie is in.
@@ -1286,21 +1302,6 @@ class DeviceHandlerBase : public DeviceHandlerIF,
    * - if the action was successful, the reply timout counter is initialized
    */
   void doGetWrite(void);
-  /**
-   * Send a RMAP getRead command.
-   *
-   * The size of the getRead command is #maxDeviceReplyLen.
-   * This is always executed, independently from the current mode.
-   */
-  void doSendRead(void);
-  /**
-   * Check the getRead reply and the contained data.
-   *
-   * If data was received scanForReply() and, if successful, handleReply()
-   * are called. If the current mode is @c MODE_RAW, the received packet
-   * is sent to the commanding object via commandQueue.
-   */
-  void doGetRead(void);
 
   /**
    * @brief Resets replies which use a timeout to detect missed replies.
diff --git a/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp b/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
index 7c365a20..d7bcaa4c 100644
--- a/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw_hal/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ ReturnValue_t I2cComIF::readReceivedMessage(CookieIF* cookie, uint8_t** buffer,
   }
   *buffer = i2cDeviceMapIter->second.replyBuffer.data();
   *size = i2cDeviceMapIter->second.replyLen;
-
+  i2cDeviceMapIter->second.replyLen = 0;
   return returnvalue::OK;
 }