diff --git a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
index a6f9b35d5..ca7701d02 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::decrementDeviceReplyMap() {
     if (timedOut) {
       replyToReply(replyPair.first, replyPair.second, TIMEOUT);
       missedReply(replyPair.first);
+      timedOut = false;
     }
   }
 }