Index: firmware/App/Modes/ModeGenIdle.c
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diff -u -r728c213b3958b98a416772d3857f08e390fd04fe -reca8d3222a8fbcda268c8ea1c004dfe0a7ed30db
--- firmware/App/Modes/ModeGenIdle.c	(.../ModeGenIdle.c)	(revision 728c213b3958b98a416772d3857f08e390fd04fe)
+++ firmware/App/Modes/ModeGenIdle.c	(.../ModeGenIdle.c)	(revision eca8d3222a8fbcda268c8ea1c004dfe0a7ed30db)
@@ -212,6 +212,19 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************//**
  * @brief
+ * The getEmpytBottleDetectedFlag function returns the status of the empty
+ * bottle detected flag.
+ * @details Inputs: handleEmptyBottleFlag
+ * @details Outputs: none
+ * @return the status of the empty bottle flag
+ *************************************************************************/
+BOOL getEmpytBottleDetectedFlag( void )
+{
+    return handleEmptyBottleFlag;
+}
+
+/*********************************************************************//**
+ * @brief
  * The execGenIdleMode function executes the generation idle mode state machine.
  * @details Inputs: genIdleState
  * @details Outputs: Check water quality, generation idle mode state machine executed
@@ -304,7 +317,6 @@
     {
         // Empty bottle flag is TRUE and HD is on pause. So HD will not request a fill and it is
         // commanded to fill.
-        handleEmptyBottleFlag = FALSE;
         requestNewOperationMode( DG_MODE_FILL );
     }