diff --git a/src/pvaClientNTMultiData.cpp b/src/pvaClientNTMultiData.cpp
index 84e27d9..13c45e5 100644
--- a/src/pvaClientNTMultiData.cpp
+++ b/src/pvaClientNTMultiData.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ PvaClientNTMultiData::PvaClientNTMultiData(
          unionValue[i] = pvDataCreate->createPVUnion(u);
     }
     NTMultiChannelBuilderPtr builder = NTMultiChannel::createBuilder();
-    builder->value(u);
+    builder->value(u)->addIsConnected();
     if(pvRequest->getSubField("field.alarm"))
     {
          gotAlarm = true;