diff --git a/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorController.cpp b/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorController.cpp
index 515ab3b2..82608fca 100644
--- a/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorController.cpp
+++ b/motorApp/MotorSrc/asynMotorController.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ asynMotorController::asynMotorController(const char *portName, int numAxes, int
 
   maxProfilePoints_ = 0;
   profileTimes_ = NULL;
+  setIntegerParam(profileExecuteState_, PROFILE_EXECUTE_DONE);
 
   asynPrint(this->pasynUserSelf, ASYN_TRACE_FLOW,
     "%s:%s: constructor complete\n",