diff --git a/SCinter.c b/SCinter.c
index f8fb2140..dcabc06e 100644
--- a/SCinter.c
+++ b/SCinter.c
@@ -307,7 +307,14 @@ extern char *SkipSpace(char *pPtr);
     self->eOut = eStatus;
     Tcl_ResetResult((Tcl_Interp *)self->pTcl);
     MacroPush(pCon);
+    pCon->conStatus = 0;
     iRet = pCommand->OFunc(pCon, self, pCommand->pData, argc, argv);
+    /* If a task is registered with the dev exec then conStatus is HWBusy*/
+    if (pCon->conStatus != HWBusy) {
+        comCon = SCGetContext(pCon); 
+        if (0 != strcmp("contextdo",comCon.deviceID))
+            SCWrite(pCon,"",eFinish);
+    }
     MacroPop();
 
   deleteArgv: