diff --git a/site_ansto/hardsup/sct_rfamp.c b/site_ansto/hardsup/sct_rfamp.c
index 15cb62c1..8791d4ea 100644
--- a/site_ansto/hardsup/sct_rfamp.c
+++ b/site_ansto/hardsup/sct_rfamp.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ int RFAmpReading (Ascon *a)
   switches=opstate=K3=K2=K1=outOn=CC=CV=heat=0;
 
   if(data->transactInProg == txPostSet){
+
      data->transactInProg = txCheckReply;
 
      DynStringReplaceWithLen(a->wrBuffer, data->statusCmd, 0, LCMDLEN);
@@ -276,7 +277,9 @@ int RFAmpReading (Ascon *a)
   }
   if (GetReplyFailed) {
     a->state = AsconReadDone;
+    a->noResponse = 1;
     a->readState = 0;
+    data->transactInProg = txNormalRead;
     AsconError(a, errMsg, errNum);
     return 1;
   }