diff --git a/src/hm/Communication.h b/src/hm/Communication.h
index c4881535..3192c513 100644
--- a/src/hm/Communication.h
+++ b/src/hm/Communication.h
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ class Communication : public CommQueue<> {
             uint8_t oldState = rec->record[q->iv->getPosByChFld(0, FLD_EVT, rec)];
             if ( prntsts != oldState ) { // sth.'s changed?
                 stsok = false;
-                if(!oldState) {          // initial zero value? => just write this channel to main state and raise changed flags
+                if( (!oldState) || (!q->iv->alarmCnt) ) {          // initial zero value? => just write this channel to main state and raise changed flags
                     changedStatus = true;
                     q->iv->alarmCnt = 1; // minimum...
                 } else {