diff --git a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
index 0253d6a7c..820a2cceb 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::doGetRead() {
 void DeviceHandlerBase::parseReply(const uint8_t* receivedData,
 		size_t receivedDataLen) {
 	ReturnValue_t result = HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
-	DeviceCommandId_t foundId = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+	DeviceCommandId_t foundId = 0xffffffff;
 	size_t foundLen = 0;
 	// The loop may not execute more often than the number of received bytes
 	// (worst case). This approach avoids infinite loops due to buggy
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::parseReply(const uint8_t* receivedData,
 			break;
 		}
 		case IGNORE_REPLY_DATA:
-			break;
+			continue;
 		case IGNORE_FULL_PACKET:
 			return;
 		default:
@@ -741,16 +741,19 @@ void DeviceHandlerBase::handleReply(const uint8_t* receivedData,
 	DeviceReplyInfo *info = &(iter->second);
 
 	if (info->delayCycles != 0) {
+	    result = interpretDeviceReply(foundId, receivedData);
 
-		if (info->periodic != false) {
+	    if(result == IGNORE_REPLY_DATA) {
+	        return;
+	    }
+
+		if (info->periodic) {
 			info->delayCycles = info->maxDelayCycles;
 		}
 		else {
 			info->delayCycles = 0;
 		}
 
-		result = interpretDeviceReply(foundId, receivedData);
-
 		if (result != RETURN_OK) {
 			// Report failed interpretation to FDIR.
 			replyRawReplyIfnotWiretapped(receivedData, foundLen);
diff --git a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
index 5357148e4..abab78752 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
+++ b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ protected:
 	 * @param packet
 	 * @return
 	 *     - @c RETURN_OK when the reply was interpreted.
+	 *     - @c IGNORE_REPLY_DATA Ignore the reply and don't reset reply cycle
+	 *          counter.
 	 *     - @c RETURN_FAILED when the reply could not be interpreted,
 	 *     e.g. logical errors or range violations occurred
 	 */