diff --git a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/ComIFMock.h b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/ComIFMock.h
index 7de4937f..1463deb6 100644
--- a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/ComIFMock.h
+++ b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/ComIFMock.h
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 /**
  * @brief	The ComIFMock supports the simulation of various device communication error cases
- * 			  like incomplete or wrong replies and can be used to test the DeviceHandlerBase.
+ * 			  like incomplete or wrong replies and can be used to test the
+ * DeviceHandlerBase.
  */
 class ComIFMock : public DeviceCommunicationIF, public SystemObject {
  public:
diff --git a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/DeviceHandlerMock.cpp b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/DeviceHandlerMock.cpp
index ca1dff2f..88f712db 100644
--- a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/DeviceHandlerMock.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/DeviceHandlerMock.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ void DeviceHandlerMock::fillCommandAndReplyMap() {
 uint32_t DeviceHandlerMock::getTransitionDelayMs(Mode_t modeFrom, Mode_t modeTo) { return 500; }
 
 void DeviceHandlerMock::changePeriodicReplyCountdown(uint32_t timeout) {
-  periodicReplyCountdown.setTimeout(0);
+  periodicReplyCountdown.setTimeout(timeout);
+}
+
+void DeviceHandlerMock::changeSimpleCommandReplyCountdown(uint32_t timeout) {
+  simpleCommandReplyTimeout.setTimeout(timeout);
 }
 
 void DeviceHandlerMock::resetPeriodicReplyState() {
diff --git a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/DeviceHandlerMock.h b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/DeviceHandlerMock.h
index ac79d926..4ff0d77d 100644
--- a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/DeviceHandlerMock.h
+++ b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/DeviceHandlerMock.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public:
 			CookieIF *comCookie, FailureIsolationBase* fdirInstance);
 	virtual ~DeviceHandlerMock();
 	void changePeriodicReplyCountdown(uint32_t timeout);
+	void changeSimpleCommandReplyCountdown(uint32_t timeout);
 	void resetPeriodicReplyState();
 	bool getPeriodicReplyReceived();
 
diff --git a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/TestDeviceHandlerBase.cpp b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/TestDeviceHandlerBase.cpp
index 1271eb49..283a8799 100644
--- a/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/TestDeviceHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/fsfw_tests/unit/devicehandler/TestDeviceHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Device Handler Base", "[DeviceHandlerBase]") {
 	result = deviceHandlerCommander.initialize();
 	REQUIRE(result == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
 
-  SECTION("Commanding") {
+  SECTION("Commanding nominal") {
   	comIF.setTestCase(ComIFMock::TestCase::SIMPLE_COMMAND_NOMINAL);
     result = deviceHandlerCommander.sendCommand(objects::DEVICE_HANDLER_MOCK,
                                                 DeviceHandlerMock::SIMPLE_COMMAND);
@@ -36,7 +36,28 @@ TEST_CASE("Device Handler Base", "[DeviceHandlerBase]") {
     REQUIRE(result == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
   }
 
-  SECTION("Periodic reply") {
+  SECTION("Commanding missed reply") {
+    	comIF.setTestCase(ComIFMock::TestCase::MISSED_REPLY);
+    	deviceHandlerCommander.resetReplyReturnCode();
+    	// Set the timeout to 0 to immediately timeout the reply
+			deviceHandlerMock.changeSimpleCommandReplyCountdown(0);
+      result = deviceHandlerCommander.sendCommand(objects::DEVICE_HANDLER_MOCK,
+                                                  DeviceHandlerMock::SIMPLE_COMMAND);
+      REQUIRE(result == HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK);
+      deviceHandlerMock.performOperation(DeviceHandlerIF::PERFORM_OPERATION);
+      deviceHandlerMock.performOperation(DeviceHandlerIF::SEND_WRITE);
+      deviceHandlerMock.performOperation(DeviceHandlerIF::GET_WRITE);
+      deviceHandlerMock.performOperation(DeviceHandlerIF::SEND_READ);
+      deviceHandlerMock.performOperation(DeviceHandlerIF::GET_READ);
+      deviceHandlerMock.performOperation(DeviceHandlerIF::PERFORM_OPERATION);
+      deviceHandlerCommander.performOperation();
+      result = deviceHandlerCommander.getReplyReturnCode();
+      REQUIRE(result == DeviceHandlerIF::TIMEOUT);
+      uint32_t missedReplies = deviceFdirMock.getMissedReplyCount();
+      REQUIRE(missedReplies == 1);
+    }
+
+  SECTION("Periodic reply nominal") {
   	comIF.setTestCase(ComIFMock::TestCase::PERIODIC_REPLY_NOMINAL);
     deviceHandlerMock.performOperation(DeviceHandlerIF::PERFORM_OPERATION);
     deviceHandlerMock.performOperation(DeviceHandlerIF::SEND_WRITE);